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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
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1.1 Introduction of Cotton Industry
1.1.1 What is Cotton???
A soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants
belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread,
wadding, etc.
The plant itself, having spreading branches and broad, lobed leaves.
Cotton (Gossyium spp.), the king of fibre, is closely linked to human civilization ‗itself.
Cotton fibre were discovered more than 4000 years ago in Coastal Peru and at Mohenjo-Daro
in the Indus Valley. Cotton has played a vital role in updating Indian economy in evolution of
human ethical, moral & cultural values. Until the middle of the 18th century‘s only ideogram
arboretum & herbaceous varieties of cotton were grown in different regions of the country.
The most significant development and spread of American Cotton (variety Cambodian) in
India was introduced in 190405. It proved very promising under irrigated conditions. Prior to
1914, Indian produced 40-50 lakh bales of Cotton almost entirely desi cotton with short
staple length (below 19 mm).
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Top 5 facts about cotton production
A lot of cotton
29 million tons of cotton are produced a year. The same as 29 t-shirts for everyone on Earth.
But the consumption of cotton varies a lot. In some Western countries we use an amount of
cotten that would corresponds to more than 100 t-shirts per person.
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Cotton is dirty
The cotton industry is one of the dirtiest industries in the world. It uses enormous amounts of
pesticides, and the use of child labor is common.
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Children and pesticides - not a good mix
Because of their smaller body size, differing metabolism, and rapidly growing and
developing organ systems, children are much more vulnerable to the negative effects of being
exposed to pesticides.
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Child labor in cotton fields
Often, child laborers are directly involved in cotton pesticide application. Usually with...