Dissertation research: Monsato Cotton, quality of yarn etc...

Following the entry of my final year at uni (God willing), I began to explore research for my dissertation. Originally, I was inspired by ' Who or what determines the cost of fashion'. I slowly found that my hypothesis was too broad and led to too many external variables which would make it impossible to draw to a close. 

So I decided to link my dissertation to my passion: Knitwear.

Following my placement with the great 'knitwear sculptutor, Alice Palmer'. I found that I was keen to know why after a trip to the local yarn suppliers, 'why yarn is so expensive? Why do we import yarn? '

This led me to consider yarn qualities, how is the value determined, what is the real quality? Weight, How the yarn knits? How I use it as a designer etc? 

Introducing a new hypothesis,

I found myself researching the cultivation of cotton, very interesting. I learnt that ethical issues really empowered me to connect with my inner voice. Proppelling my dissertation for with new information, daily. My research led me to Monsato who 'In 2006, bought Delta &Pineland, A leading producer of cotton seed, so that it now controls a huge share of the cotton seed market'.

The name Monsato when search using search engines was covered in negative commentary quite controversial considering their website values and aims to help support.

Most alarming is that when i type in monsato, up pops the words 'slave trade'  and articles explaining Monsato's involvement in slave trade. 

Please note: My writing merely depicts my research when searching the World Wide Web.

A Indian activist protesting against Monsato is a lady called 

Vandana Shiva Activist and author Dr Vandana Shiva is the founder of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology.

Shiva who really opens peoples eyes, to the things that generally go unnoticed by so many.

Such as how can a company patent a seed when it is a natural resource? 

I shall post more information as i research my dissertation.

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