Organic Cotton Growers, Nordeste, Brazil

We work with a cooperative of small producers of organic cotton in a dry and poor area in Brazil, the "Nordeste".




Almost 100 families have adopted the agroecological system proposed by ESPLAR,a local NGO.

To reach sustainability and self sufficiency the producers don’t grow only cotton but also maize, beans, sesame, and legumes for their own consumption.




Producers cut back on chemical pesticides and manure. Organic farming is a way for them to get independency from the agrochemical companies and to stop the vicious cycle of debt.




Benefits of the organic growing have quickly been noticed on the family producers health.




SAVE THE NEEM TREE



Cotton growers have adopted natural practices to replace agrochemicals.
The Neem is an Asian tree they have planted in the cotton fields. Producers use Neem leaf extract as a natural repellent.