Organic cotton India conventional cotton India

Organic cotton World

production

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ORGANIC COTTON

SUSTAINABLE COTTON PROJECT

ORGANIC COTTON REDUCTION IN AGROCHEMICALS

World Organic Cotton Production 1992-1997 (in tons)

Country 1992 1993

1994 1995

1996 1997

Argentina 2 120 126 132 70

Australia 479 500 750 400 500 400

Benin 5

Brazil 2 9 1 5 5

Egypt 38 141 598 600 650 630

Greece 450 500 475 400

India 206 268 398 928 900 900

World Organic Cotton Production 1992-1997 (in tons)

Country 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

Israel 100 100 50

Mozambique 90 90 50

Nicaragua 16 20 20 20

Paraguay 100 75 50 50 50

Peru' 400 700 924 1516 1500 650

Turkey 2 20 30

Tanzania 33 100 100 200

World Organic Cotton Production 1992-1997 (in tons)

Country1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

Uganda 16 150 250 300 800

USA 2155 4274 5365 7425 3396 2852

Zambia 35 30 30

Zimbabway 5

Total 3408 6201 9498 12864 9028 7967

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NATURALLY COLOURED COTTON

COTTON THAT GROWS WITH NATURAL COLOURS DURING CULTIVATION

BOTH WHITE AND COLOURED COTTONS KNOWN SINCE TIME IMEMORIAL

IN INDIA

NON POPULARITY OF COLOURED COTTON

LOW YIELD

SEED AVAILABILITY

LOW FINENESS, LOW STAPLE LENGTH

LOW STRENGTH

POOR SPINNABILITY

LOW YARN AND FABRIC QUALITY

LIMITED COLOUR RANGE

CONTAMINATION OF WHITE COTTON

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION WAVE

IMPETUS TO THE CULTIVATION OF NATURALLY COLOURED COTTON

SHADES

PISTA GREEN AND ALMOND BROWN MOST COMMON

OTHER SHADES

CREAM

PINK

MAUVE

COUNTRIES

INDIA

USA

ISRAEL

CHINAPERU

IMPORTANT ASPECTS

EARLIER

LOW FIBRE LENGTH, POOR SPINNABILITY

YARN SPINNING OF 10 TO 12s COUNT

RESEARCH INPUTS

IMPROVED FIBRE QUALITY

POSSIBLE TO SPIN YARNS OF 30 AND 40s COUNT

SUITABLE FOR WEAVING AND KNITTING

IMPORTANT OBSERVATIONS

GREEN VARIETY TURNS BROWN IF NOT HARVESTED ON RIPENING

BROWN VARIETY DARKENS WITH AGE AND EXPOSURE TO LIGHT

GREEN AND BRWON DARKEN ON LAUNDERING

NOT FAST TO BLEACHING

COTTON CORPORATION OF INDIA AND CENTRAL COTTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE NAGPUR

1996-97 INVESTMENT Rs. 80 LAKHS

CULTIVATION OF COLOURED COTTON AT

KHANDWA, MADHYA PRADESH

DHARWAD, KARNATAKA

PROJECT DID NOT SUCEED DUE TO POOR MARKET RESPONSE

DEMAND OF HIGH PRICE BY FARMERS

MAJOR PROBLEM

CONTAMINATION OF WHITE COTTO FIELDS

NECESSARY TO HAVE SEPARATE AREA FOR COLOUR COTTON CULTIVATION

MEANS TO OVERCOME TECHNICAL PROBLEMS

LOW STRENGTH AND POOR SPINNABILITY

BLENDING 30-50% OF WHITE COTTON WITH COLOURED COTTON

CHANGE OF SHADE ON LAUNDERING

ON LAUNDERING SHADE BECOMES DEEPER

ALKALINE SCOURING STABILIZES THE SHADE CHANGE

POOR BLEACHING FASTNESS

DO NOT BLEACH

Dr. B.M. Khadi at the University of Agriculture Science Dharwad

developed

Brown, Green and cream coloured cotton

Seeds available for cultivation

Till 1960 coloured cotton grown in some parts of India was exported to

Japan

Coloured cotton is insect and desease resistant and also drought tolerent

Innovation failed to take market place

The Cottton Project at the college of agriculture, Khandwa is engaged in research to boost the production and productivity of

coloured cotton

In 1996, the centre has been successful in developing a variety of cotton which produces seed cotton having natural almond

brown colour (JCC-1).

There is a vast scope in this direction as such a genotypes will avoid the use of synthetic dyes

the demand of organically grown cotton is increasing very fast.

Some more colours are being developed

Rocklea spinning Mills in collaboration with Australian farmers introduced range of yarns from brown and green

varieties of cotton

Blending of coloured cotton with white cotton in diffferent proporations produce shade

varieties

Australia

In Australia, Jeff & Marilyn Bidstrup, pioneered Australian

coloured cotton,

When blended, this cotton produces a beautiful "Sand Dune"

colour, ideal for our first EcoDownUnder towels.

The Bidstrups are leading the industry with Landcare Australia

awards and minimising their impact on the environment through "dry

land farming" rather than irrigating.

Environmental management by rotating cotton crops every 3

seasons and no harsh chemicals applied to their land for over 3

years has seen yields become some of the highest in the industry.