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Organic cotton : from field to final product / edited by Dorothy Myers and Sue Stolton. - London : Intermediate Technology, 1999. - xiv, 267 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [216]-222) and index.

Organic cotton: a more sustainable approach ; The problems with conventional cotton / Dorothy Myers -- Organic cotton production / Bo van Elzakker, with contributions from Tadeu Caldas -- Creating a final product / Kate Fletcher ... [et al.] -- Certifying organic production and processing / Gunnar Rundgren and Susanne Hagenfors -- Comparing the costs of organic and conventional cotton / Bo van Elzakker -- The market for organic cotton / Peter Ton, with contributions from Nathan Boone, Dan Imhoff, Kevin Sweeney -- USA / Nathan Boone ... [et al.] -- Peru / Luis Gomero ... [et al.] -- India / Alexander Daniel, Bo van Elzakker, and Tadeu Caldas -- Turkey / Celik Aruoba -- Egypt / Ahmed el-Araby and Klaus Merckens -- New developments in Africa / Gerd Ratter ... [et al.] -- Future challenges / Dorothy Myers and Sue Stolton.

ISBN: 1853394645 9781853394645

Nat. Bib. No.: GB98-V2002

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cotton.
Organic farming--Social aspects.
Organic farming--Economic aspects.
Organic farming--Environmental aspects.
Katoenproductie.
Natuurlijke stoffen.

LC Class. No.: O68o 1999

Dewey Class. No.: 338.1735184

National Agricultural Library Call No.: SB249 / .O74 1999