With most Arkansas cotton in the ground, growers are now contending with high soil moisture and the prospect of stunted plants if things don’t dry out soon.

Consequently, cotton production is water-intensive: it can take 2700 liters to produce a single T-shirt. World cotton production between 1997 and 2001 used 256 gigaliters of water .

It all comes down to water use. Whether it’s in our own personal lives or the brands and retailers we patronize, lowering our water use is a significant part of how we reduce our environmental impact.

The "better cotton" produce is unique as it has lower environmental and socio-economic impacts than regular cotton. It saves 37.5 per cent irrigated water and 40 per cent chemical fertiliser in ...

And, according to the same organization, it takes about 5,283 gallons of water to produce 2.2 pounds of cotton - enough for one cotton t-shirt and one pair of jeans. Need a break?

Founded in 1954, SUPIMA is less than 1% of global cotton production out of California, and supportuing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SIGMA) to regulate water use and preserve ...

Cotton production has fallen 6.77 per cent to 9.962 million bales. ... High input cost, water shortage hit cotton production Parvaiz Ishfaq Rana Published December 19, 2018 . 2.

An organic cotton tote needs to be used 20,000 times to offset its overall impact of production, according to a 2018 study by the Ministry of Environment and Food of Denmark. That equates to daily ...

Isom says that this year - with the limitation of surface water – there is very little supply for farmers to keep up with the consumer command of cotton. “Normally, we would have 600 to ...

Australia's cotton production has been halved this season with drought and low-to-no water allocation for most growers taking a toll on crops. Australia's cotton crop is expected to be 2.1 million ...

Rice requires more water than cotton to produce a crop (12.6 megalitres per hectare), while fruit and nut trees are not as thirsty (requiring 5.6 megalitres per hectare), and cut flowers and turf ...