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Cotton production - facts and figures

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Kooistra, K.J., Pyburn, R., Termorshuizen, A.J. 2006. The sustainability of cotton. Consequences for man and environment, Science Shop Wageningen University & Research Centre. Report 223. ISBN: 90-6754-90-8585-000-2.
www.wur.nl/wewi

This report assesses conventional, IPM and organic systems in terms of ecological and social impacts and summarises recent data on the three different production systems from a sustainablity perspective. Facts and statistics are among the most up to date of recent publications.

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The Changing World Network of Trade in Textiles and Apparel Thomas Vollrath Mark Gehlhar, Stephen MacDonald, AMBER WAVES ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE/USDAVOLUME 2 ISSUE 4 2004

 

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Ecological Footprint and Water Analysis of Cotton, Hemp and Polyester, Nia Cherrett, John Barrett, Alexandra Clemett, Matthew Chadwick, and M.J. Chadwick Report prepared for and reviewed by BioRegional Development Group and World Wide Fund for Nature – Cymru Stockholm Environment Institute Lilla Nygatan 1 Box 2142 SE-103 14 Stockholm Tel: +46 8 412 1400 Fax: +46 8 723 0348 E-mail: postmaster@sei.se Web: www.sei.se  Sustainable Consumption website: http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/sei/IS/sustain.html ISBN 91 975238 2 8
This report focuses on the ecological impacts of different textiles with a specific focus on water consumption, and does also cover economic and social aspects of production.

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Simon Ferrigno with Karen Nicholls and Georgina Thomas Dress Sense: a consumer guide to shopping for organic cotton textiles Pesticide Action Network UK: London 2005

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Peter Ton Organic Cotton Production in Sub-Saharan Africa PAN UK: London 2002, ISBN: 0-9521656-7-8
www.pan-uk.org
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Sue Mayer Genetically Modified Cotton: implications for small-scale farmers PAN UK: London 2002 ISBN: 0-9521656-7-8

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Simon Ferrigno ORGANIC COTTON FIBER REPORT Spring 2006 Organic Exchange: Oakland April 2006

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Frank Eyhorn et al., The impact of organic cotton farming on the livelihoods of smallholders, FIBL: Switzerland October 2005, xx x xxx
International Cotton Advisory Committee      

UNCTAD INFOCOMM http://r0.unctad.org/infocomm/anglais/cotton/market.htm

     

USDA Economic Research Service online http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/ARMS/app/Crop.aspx

     

Agricultural Statistic Board, NASS, USDA; Agricultural Chemical Usage 2005 Field Crops Summary, May 2006

     

Texas A&M University System; Ag-Cares 2005

     

US Environmental Protection Agency; Chemicals Evaluated for Carcinogenic Potential
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/cancerfs.htm

     

Acute Pesticide Poisoning among

Female and Male Cotton Growers in India

FRANCESCA MANCINI, MS, ARIENA H. C. VAN BRUGGEN, PHD,

JANICE L. S. JIGGINS, PHD, ARUN C. AMBATIPUDI, HELEN MURPHY, FNP, MHS
International Journal of Occupational Health 2005 11: 221-232

     

S. Orme and S. Kegley,PAN Pesticide Database, Pesticide Action Network, North America (San Francisco, CA. 2006), http:www.pesticideinfo.org