There Is an Information Block Between the Retail and Agricultural Ends of the Supply Chain
There Is an Information Block Between the Retail and Agricultural Ends of the Supply Chain
The Retail End
Ben Eaves at The Mills Fabrica event. For a long time, the retail sector was under the impression that organic cotton would be their answer to sustainable sourcing but there are many reasons why organic will never reach scale and still only 1% of world cotton production is organic. This is primarily due to higher input costs and lower yield, as well as being more labour intensive without guarantee of a worthwhile premium in the sale price. It also takes at least three years to convert a conventional cotton field to certifiable organic.
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