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unusual facts about organic cotton



Chenab Group

Mian Latif's brother Chaudhry Muhammad Ashfaq (Director Procurement) was also awarded by WWF for producing most organic cotton bales in the world in 2009, Chaudhry Ashfaq is an ex-MNA, former District Nazim of Toba Tek Singh and was Senior Vice President of PML-Q.


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Bitter Seeds

The film also refutes false claims purported by the biotech industry that Bt cotton requires less pesticide and empty promises of higher yields, as farmers discover the bitter truth that in reality Bt cotton in fact requires a great deal more pesticide than organic cotton, and often suffer higher levels of infestation by Mealybug resulting in devastating crop losses, and extreme financial and psychological stress on cotton farmers.

Regional Museum of the National University of San Martin

The Mummy of Shimbillo's modern blanket and sacred new clothing were made by a women's association of organic cotton weavers from the town of San Antonio del Rio Mayo, in Lamas Province.