No'oxonec's presence at the Palermo Rural Expo brought to Buenos Aires a productive experience from Chaco that seeks to show cotton from a different starting point: agroecological cultivation, territorial organization and value added at origin. The initiative is taking part in the exhibition for the second time, invited by the province's Undersecretariat for Urban and Rural Entrepreneurship, with a space inside the Casa del Chaco.
The stand was open for three days, from July 19 to July 21, with its own products such as ribbons, threads, fabrics and exclusive garments. The proposal is not limited to displaying raw material: it presents a complete chain in which cotton becomes textile inputs and design pieces with provincial identity.
The display also included creations by Chaco designers who work with No'oxonec's agroecological cotton, among them Arhat, Paulina Ropitas, Leta's, Esteli Tejidos, Taller Textil CCC Las Palmas and Semilla. The space was staffed by Ana Clara Black and Mariana Acevedo, both linked to the Doctor Ramón Carrillo Foundation, which supports the development of the experience.
The project also includes the participation of KO Huella, a brand created to work with No'oxonec's agroecological cotton and natural cotton from the Inimbó Cooperative. From the Chacú stand, that partnership represents the cotton production and value chain through a video and a daily artistic activity, focusing on the path from seed to garment.
Alejandra Gómez, from the Carrillo Foundation, emphasized that the space makes visible the work of Indigenous and rural families that produce in a healthy way compatible with people's well-being and the environment. In that description, cotton appears alongside food crops such as squash, corn, watermelon, melon and beans, within an agroecological practice that does not separate production, community and territory.
The experience is presented as unique at both provincial and national level because it combines peasant and popular agroecology with artisanal and industrial value added in Chaco. Its continuity is supported by territorial organizations, rural service consortia, the Carrillo Foundation and public institutions such as INTA, with measurements and technical reports aimed at assessing the impacts of each campaign.
