WASHINGTON D.C. – A new report claims that cotton is the most pesticide-intensive crop in the US and urges governments and textile supply chains to increase transparency and accelerate a transition to organic practices.
The report, from US non-profit research organisation The Organic Center, says that an ‘extensive’ use of pesticides and fertilisers in cotton production is posing serious health and environmental risks.
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