The Conventional Trap

by Altemeier and Somji

Illustrates powerfully why the change to organic cotton production is so important to the health of the farming families. It tells the sad story of Anan, a peasant farmer in southern India caught up in the vicious cycle of pesticide-dependent cotton growing. You will see the effects of heavy use of pesticides on cotton, learn how international pesticide companies exploit cotton farmers and observe the tragic consequences of these conventional growing practices on the farmers, their families and their environment.

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Growing Back to Organic

by Coyuchi

Made in conjunction with Solidaridad in The Netherlands - a great story of commitment to an organic future - with benefits for the producers and for you. It's an upbeat and hopeful story of one farmer's and one village's move to organic and Fair Trade certified cotton production. It shows how the village of Peddasakeda made the decision to go back to the organic practices of earlier generations and explains the benefits and opportunities organic growing and Fair Trade certification offer.