GREENSBORO – As it deepens its partnership with US cotton
growers, denim brand Wrangler has today published a review of 45
scientific reports which it says highlight the most significant
environmental benefits of farming cotton in a more sustainable way.
The US jeans maker, which sources more than half its cotton
from the US, concludes that the practices of conservation tillage, cover
crops and crop rotation result in the removal of three times the amount
of greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere as conventional farming
methods.
It also vows to double its use of ‘sustainably-farmed’ cotton by 2019.
“When combined, they function as a system with synergistic
effects such as the potential to make significant improvements in soil
health and soil organic carbon content, a key indicator of soil health,”
said the company.
The jeansmaker is partnering with US farmers and
organisations that are working to improve soil health, aiming for
industry-wide progress. With 16 per cent of global cotton production
across 12.5 million acres in the US, Wrangler says cotton producers in
the country can lead an important and notable change to help soil reach
its optimum potential.
The new summary of research on soil health in cotton production is Wrangler’s first ever position paper report.
Source: The Mississipi Journal, U.S.A Friday, 20 April 2018