国际有机棉纺织品的发展

Worldwide Development of Organic Cotton Textiles

有机棉是不采用转基因技术,不用化肥和农药自然耕作生产的棉花。它有利于人类健康和环境保护,必须经过相关组织机构认证,目前有土耳其等20多个国家种植有机棉,约占世界棉花产量的0.03%。有机棉的产量较传统棉花产量低14%～33%,但全球对有机棉的需求日益增多,从2003年到2005年,世界有机棉销售额从3亿美元增加到9亿美元,预计2007年将增至20亿美元。

Organic cotton refers to cotton that isnaturally cultivated without using chemical ferilizer. pesticide and transgenic technology.It is beneficiary, to human healthand environnent protection. Organic cotton needs to becertified by rrlated organizations or authorities before it can be called organic cotton. At present, Turkey and othermore than 20 countries,and regions grow organic cotton with an annual output covering about 0.03% of the world total cottonproduction. The per unit area yield of organic is 14 % - 33 % lower than that of traditional cotton, but the global demand is increasing. From 2003 to 2005, the sales of organic cotton increased from USS 300 million to 900 million and it is expected to reach USS 2 billion in 2007.