COTTON INTRODUCTION

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. Under natural conditions, the cotton bolls will increase the dispersal of the seeds.

HISTORY OF COTTON

The earliest evidence of cotton use in the Indian subcontinent has been found at the site of Mehrgarh and Rakhigarhi where cotton threads have been found preserved in copper beads; these finds have been dated to the Neolithic (5th millennium BC).[4][5] Cotton cultivation in the region is dated to the Indus Valley Civilization, which covered parts of modern eastern Pakistan and northwestern India between 3300 and 1300 BC.[6] The Indus cotton industry was well-developed and some methods used in cotton spinning and fabrication continued to be used until the industrialization of India.[7] Between 2000 and 1000 BC cotton became widespread across much of India.[8] For example, it has been found at the site of Hallus in Karnataka dating from around 1000 BC.[9]

Indian subcontinent

TYPES OF COTTON

There are four commercially grown species of cotton, all domesticated in antiquity:

#Gossypium hirsutum – upland cotton, native to Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean and southern Florida (90% of world production)

#Gossypium barbadense – known as extra-long staple cotton, native to tropical South America (8% of world production)

#Gossypium arboreum – tree cotton, native to India and Pakistan (less than 2%)

#Gossypium herbaceum – Levant cotton, native to southern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula (less than 2%)

The two New World cotton species account for the vast majority of modern cotton production, but the two Old World species were widely used before the 1900s. While cotton fibers occur naturally in colors of white, brown, pink and green, fears of contaminating the genetics of white cotton have led many cotton-growing locations to ban the growing of colored cotton varieties.

Top 10 Largest Cotton Producing Countries
RANK COUNTRY OUTPUT (MT '000)
1 China 6,842
2 India 5,323
3 United States of America 3,599
4 Pakistan 2,217
5 Brazil 1,640
6 Uzbekistan 1,054
7 Australia 976
8 Turkey 854
9 Argentina 214
10 Turkmenistan 199

IMPORTANT AND USES OF COTTON

In addition to textile products like underwear, socks and t-shirts, cotton is also used in fishnets, coffee filters, book binding and archival paper. Cotton is a food AND a fibre crop. Cotton seed is fed to cattle and crushed to make oil. ... Linters are the very short fibres that remain on the cottonseed after ginning.
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COTTON COIN - OVERVIEW

As previously discussed how important of cotton in the world population. I reviewed cotton coin.

Saving Lives Through Technology

Cotton Coin integrates consumers, supply chain participants and authorities in one ecosystem. It helps to authenticate cotton sources, track delivery, report issues and monitors cotton prices

Beneath all that beauty and glamour, expensive clothes and famous designers, lies a very serious problem. More than 300,000 cotton farmers in 3rd world countries like India have killed themselves since 1995. Mostly by hanging or drinking Mosanto, a very potent pesticide.

A study by the International Food Policy Research Institute found indebtedness and hopelessness as the main reason. The causes include a lack of reliable credit, debts, changes in government policies, cropping patterns, plant and insect resistance to pesticides, and even shifts in the crops planted on the farm.

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Giving Up Their Lives for White Gold

Cotton is also known as white gold for a good reason. Due to the insatiable appetite for cotton in the garment and bedding industries, cotton has become the most in-demand commodity.

Cotton is the world’s most commonly used natural fibre and is in nearly 40 percent of our clothing. Although cotton has a clean, wholesome image long cultivated by the garment industry, in reality, it is not. This thirsty little plant drinks up more than its fair share of water. It can take more than 20,000 litres of water just to produce 1kg of cotton; equivalent to a single T-shirt and pair of jeans!

Cotton also happens to be one of the most chemically dependent crops in the world. While only 2.4 percent of the world’s cropland is planted with cotton, it accounts for 24% and 11% of the global sales of insecticide.

COTTON INDUSTRY

Popularly known as white gold, cotton is the world’s most in-demand commodity.
It is the most commonly used natural fibre and is in nearly 50% of our clothing and 80%
of our bedding accessories.
Although cotton has a clean, wholesome image long cultivated by the garment industry,
in reality, it is not.
Cotton is one of the most chemically dependent crops in the world. While only 2.4 % of
the world's cropland is planted with cotton, it accounts for 24% and 11% of the global
sales of insecticide and pesticides respectively.
Some genetically modified (GMO) varieties, which are resistant to some insects and
tolerant of some herbicides, now make up more than 20% of the world's cotton crop.
About 20 million tonnes of cotton are produced each year in around 90 different
countries. China, United States, India, Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Brazil account for over
75% of the global production.
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The Problem
As lucrative as cotton trade might be, it is tough being a cotton farmer.
For over two hundred years, the cotton industry has been plagued by various problems:
poor working conditions, non and delayed payment to farmers, poor quality cotton,
environmental pollution, lack of government support, corruption, scams and more.
This has only worsened with time as global warming and ozone depletion made the
weather highly unpredictable and unfavourable to cotton farming.
All these affect the quality, consistency and sufficiency of the crop.
It’s every cotton farmer’s nightmare.
Therefore, it’s not surprising to learn that more than 300,000 cotton farmers in 3
rd world
countries like India have killed themselves since 1995.
Mostly by hanging or drinking Mosanto, a very potent pesticide.
A study by the International Food Policy Research Institute revealed that indebtedness and destitute as the main reasons.

Our Solution
We needed a technology which ensures that the cotton related data cannot be corrupted
or modified in any way, by any party.
Thanks to Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous creator of blockchain, we now have the
most appropriate solution: COTTON COIN.
COTTON COIN runs on blockchain protocol that creates a trusted transaction ledger to
integrate consumers, supply chain participants and authorities in one ecosystem.
COTTON COIN has a built-in peer-to-peer payment network can be used as an alternative
to fiat currency, offering instant payment by bypassing corrupted intermediaries.
In addition, COTTON COIN has a backend growers-to-buyers blockchain traceability
solution that can manage more than 1,000,000 transactions each day.
Once implemented, we are expecting a vibrant ecosystem involving more than 10,000
agents and 30 million participants (farmers, agents, buyers etc) throughout the world.
Two front-end B2B and B2C dApps help to authenticate cotton sources, tracks delivery
and monitors cotton prices.

Our versatile COTTON COIN

property
To enable technology to become the “authority”
To reduce the scale and effect of epidemics and Cotton frauds in emerging
countries all around the world
To educate people through incentivizing conscious consumer behaviour
To help small Industries to be more competitive

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Finally in my openier about catton coin is really good project because the demand of cotton is really good and future extension plans good. We know how to use cotton in our world. So think about cotton coin and share your openier ✌✌