Cotton is one of the most important crops in human history and is widely used in clothing, but it also uses more chemicals than any other crop. Growing cotton can deplete and degrade the soil through the use of fertilizers. Genetically modified cotton seeds are now commonly used to increase yields but can have negative environmental consequences. These issues with conventional cotton can be addressed through the use of organic cotton, which replenishes the soil and does not use pesticides or GMOs.

2.  One of the most important crops in human
history is cotton. Cotton is the most widely
used natural fibre found in clothing products
today, more than wool or any other non-
synthetic cloth.
 Unfortunately, cotton crops also use more
chemicals than any other human grown plant.

3.  Perhaps due to the lengthy history of the
cotton crop, there are many different species
of animals which prey on the plants all over
the world
 Also, cotton is known to take a lot of
nutritional elements out of the soil on which
it is grown, leading mass producers to
require the use of industrial fertilisers to
produce it.

4.  In many areas of the world, cotton is now
grown using genetically modified seeds,
which cause the plants to grow faster and
yield more cotton than natural plants.
 All of these unnatural practices in growing
cotton have their consequences. The use of
pesticides has always meant that not only
target species, but profitable ones, are killed
off during the spread of the chemicals.

5.  Also, these poisons have been known to
cause human deaths, as well as build up in
the bodies of animals and humans up and
down the food chain.
 The use of fertilisers often renders the soil
useless after three or four crops, due to
"burn". The soil not only ceases to be of use
for cotton farming, but for any kind of
agriculture whatsoever, and this contributes
to the problem of desertification.

7.  The way to solve all of these issues is by
using organic cotton, or only products made
from organic cotton.
 Organic cotton is also grown using only
natural fertilisers, or fertilisers made from
natural material.

8.  Finally, the problems of genetic engineering
are so plentiful they can hardly be listed in
ECOELATE.
 They put the means of production entirely in
the hands of unscrupulous organisations,
limit the biodiversity of the planet, and may
even result in the extinction of natural
species.

10.  This means that nutrients are re-supplied
and that the soil has a chance to regain its
increasing capacity.
 Finally, no pesticides are used in the growth
of organic cotton. Instead, populations of the
natural enemies of the cotton crop are
encouraged; perhaps even through
introduction and cultivation.