Our community
We nurture a global community of cotton experts and researchers to share knowledge and guide change — from seed breeders to farmers, sustainability specialists and journalists — our community includes:
DR. JANE DEVER
Cotton Breeder and Professor, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
BETO BINA
Co-Founder of FarFarm and Sourcing & Innovation at Veja
rebecca burgess
Executive Director, Fibershed, and Chair of the Board for Carbon Cycle Institute
brent crossland
Cotton Expert, Strategist and Convener.
CANNON MICHAEL
President/CEO, Bowles Farming Company
JOELCIO Carvalho
Project Officer, Beyond Cotton Project, WFP
Dr. Keith Tyrell
Director of Pesticide Action Network UK; Chair of OCA
nishanth chopra
Founder, Oshadi Collective
jessie k. luna
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Colorado State University
ani wells
Founder & Director, Simply Suzette
and many others…
Who join us in their individual capacity over the organisation they represent, or they are a bit shy to show up on this page.
If you’re a cotton expert or a young folk who wants to apply your expertise to industry change…
Youth ambassadors
Few young people aspire to work in the cotton industry. We believe that creating an intergenerational space will make us stronger, more resilient, and innovative. That's why we do everything we can to include younger voices in our community. The next-gen ambassadors helping us shape our ideas and develop new solutions include:
amruta shroff
Sustainable Knitwear Designer & Policy Researcher
POOJA PHALAK
Sustainable Fashion Designer
Verónica lópez
Sustainable Fashion Expert, Founder of Materia
If you’re a young professional looking to work in cotton and influence solution from your fresh perspective, please email us at hello(at)cottondiaries.com