Cotton is the engine of economic development in several countries. Cotton cultivation has brought about significant changes in national economies by creating means of subsistence for farmers and business through the organization of producers, trade, employment, transport, education, health (Traore et al., 2021; Soumare et al., 2020). However, the sustainability of cotton-based production systems is often debated because of their effects on soils and the negative impacts of chemicals used on the environment and human health (Soumare et al., 2020). Thus, support projects for the agro-ecological transition and the creation of departments in charge of the environment within cotton companies show the need and the desire to transform current production systems towards more ecological systems: reduction of the use of chemical inputs, promotion of agro-ecology and organic farming and diversification and use of organic products in conventional farming. Indeed, recent research shows that soils are degrading;one of the causes of which is the excessive use of chemical inputs. Excessive dependence on agro-chemicals is one of the main obstacles to the sustainable development of cotton (Traore etal., 2021). It has been observed that soils that have been repeatedly exploited for cotton cultivation for several decades using chemical inputs are characterized by a sharp drop in fertility and in most cases have turned acidic (Bacye etal., 2019; Soremi etal., 2017).
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