Outline the background to the project. Colored Cottons Over the last few years there has been a resurgence In Interest in naturally coloured cotton fibres to service a small, but growing, niche market in organic or natural textile products. These natural fibres can bring a premium to the growers over the conventionally produced white cotton because textiles and clothing produced from this cotton is sold at a high price to a small section of the community willing to foster products with minimal environmental Impacts relative to the standard cotton production system with its heavy reliance on chemical pesticides and artificial fertilizers