Conventional Cotton/Regular Cotton
Conventional Cotton farming is the process of growing cotton with the use of insecticides, pesticides, herbicides, defoliants, fertilizers, and a lot of water. Many conventional systems use rain-fed water instead of irrigation thus conserving surface and groundwater and also limiting the use of agricultural inputs (fertilizers, pesticides, and machinery)
Organic Cotton
Organic cotton farming is done without the use of synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers and the only additives come in the form of manures, while soil quality is controlled by crop rotation. The impact on the environment is therefore reduced drastically, producing clean and safe cotton while creating a sustainable cycle.
BCI Cotton
BCI is a better cotton initiative about ethical practices in farming and the next supply chain. BCI (Better Cotton Initiative) is a concept to grow cotton with judicious use of water, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides, to reduce the environmental footprint of cotton farming. This technique works well in fertile and irrigated regions where organic farming is not economically viable.
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