WAKEFIELD – Ecotextile News cotton expert Simon Ferrigno spells out the 10 key challenges facing the industry over the next decade in the new 160-page updated version of MCL News & Media’s authoritative Inside Guide to Cotton & Sustainability.
Researched and written over six months by Ferrigno, and edited by Ecotextile News editor John Mowbray, the guidebook provides in-depth, expert analysis and guidance on how to tackle the issue of sustainability in global cotton supply chains.
Ferrigno sees the key challenges facing cotton as: water, energy, population growth, seed availablity, inputs, competition for land, cotton prices, synthetic fibres, use efficiency and financing sustainable practices.