5s3: Farming and Fashion – Integrating Agroecological Principles in Fiber Farming

Abstract

In the last 20 years significant advances in the Danish food production system has managed to reduce the environmental impact by incorporating agroecological principles into regulations. Despite of the size of the Danish textile industry, and the fact that 8 % of global agricultural land is used for fiber production, the environmental impact of these farming systems has not been the topic of much scientific research. Despite the widely publicized environmental impacts of the textile industry, the industry continues to grow, in part due to the rise of fast fashion, which relies on outsourcing, cheap production and processing, frequent consumption and short-lived garment use.