The Effects of Organic Cotton Industry
History has it that the origins of the cotton being domesticated are not exactly known and it is very complicated. Several ancient civilizations had utilized cotton into fabric, most notably, the Indus civilization that spun cotton as indicated by the ruins of Mohenjo-Daro and the words of the famed Greek historian, Father of History, (or sometimes known as “Father of Lies”), Herodotus, whom mentioned the good quality of Indian cotton. The oldest cotton in the world, found in Mexico was at least 7,000 years old.
It was the Muslims that introduced the cotton trade to the Europeans when they conquered Sicily and Spain. During the Renaissance era, the cotton trade reached up to a very popular status. Eventually,
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Mainly on the grounds of reducing the use of toxic chemicals found in cotton and its enduring effects. People can also benefit from the rise of the organic cotton industry as choosing organic cotton is one of the easiest ways to protect oneself and one’s skin from the irritants due to chemicals contained in the conventional cotton. Furthermore, organic cotton proved to be able to prevent the lethal chemicals from leaking or seeping into the soil, thus contaminating the soil and food supply. Organic cotton has been effective in helping conservation biologist’s efforts to combat the increasing damage brought by conventional cotton as well as helping to reinforce the law to allow no child or worker to fall into schemes of forced slavery and cheap child …show more content…
Big manufacturer companies discovered that by blending both elements together. Now that famous companies, franchise or retail-shops are embracing the new-organic or natural lifestyles, the organic cotton industry is slowly rising.
The move to combine the organic and conventional cotton was wildly success, as brands such as Levi’s, the largest garb cotton user of the world, purchasing about one million pounds of organic cotton while Nike and The Gap, procured half a million each in the year 1997. Since the items won’t have special labeling on them and the price is unaffected, people begun to respond well compared to the pricey pure organic cotton items.
From the time when people began to respond well to this new and modest approach, the market for organic items had expanded. Evidence can be seen in the United States of America’s market as quoted by Nathan Boone, coordinator of Organic Trade Association’s Fiber Council, “Demand for organic cotton is at an all-time high.” La Rhea Pepper, executive officer of the Texas Organic Cotton Marketing Cooperative, also added that “All of the organic cotton in production in the US this year has already been bought, and everyone is increasing