As part of our series on cotton in community, we are honored to share this article produced by Harpreet Singh, exploring the connections between cotton, colonialism, cloth production, and community-based economies. As Harpreet writes, tula is a Sanskrit word that
Despite finding huge favour in India, the GM crop has only brought modest benefits. Cotton has been woven and used in India for thousands of years. Cotton fabric from around 3,000 BCE has been excavated from the ruins of Mohenjo-daro,
In Mexico, acquired herbicide resistance and insecticide genes can disrupt cotton’s ecosystem.
Cotton plants native to Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula may all look the same — unkempt and untamed bushes with flowers that shift from pale yellow to violet as pollinators
Nishanth Chopra grew up in a city that’s seeing record cancer rates. But it’s not a coincidence, he says. “I don’t think I would have been as passionate about organic farming and ethical supply chains if I had grown up
Western consumers over the years have become increasingly aware of the relationship between food production practices and health, both human and environmental. They have come to understand that cheaper and faster foods are not better, and that, in order to
Kala cotton is also known as the ‘old world’ cotton, is an indigenous species found in the district of Kutch situated in Gujarat. As misleading as the name may sound, the Kala in Kala cotton doesn’t stand for black colour.
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