Did you know?
In the last 10 years the introduction of transgenic cotton and IPM has resulted in a 80% reduction in pesticide use which has had a positive effect on biodiversity in and around cotton.
Data Source: (USDA 2009) Cotton Supply & Distribution, Table 9, 10 & 11 & Downloadable Data Set – Cotton, http://www.fas.usda.gov/psdonline/
- In the past ten years, the top five producers have grown 75% of the world’s cotton.
- Australia was the 6th largest producer of cotton in the past ten years, producing approximately half that of Brazil as the 5th largest producer of cotton from 2000 to 2009.
