Use of fertilizers and insecticides in cotton production has increased to the extent that cotton production is losing its profitability against other field crops. Environmental concerns are also increasing in society. Researchers have done a lot of work towards growing cotton with a minimum use of chemicals but much more is yet to be done. In the highest yielding cotton countries of the world like Australia, Guatemala and Israel, reducing the cost of production is even more important One option is to produce organic cotton and sell it at a premium. Organic cotton is cotton grown without synthetic inorganic fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, growth regulators and defoliants and duly certified by a recognized certifying organization. Organic cotton is also sometimes called clean, natural, green or environment-friendly cotton. In order to be eligible for certification as organic cotton, cotton must be grown without the prohibited chemicals for a period of three years. Cotton produced without chemicals in the first and second years is referred to as transitional, pending certification or organic certified B cotton.