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#TextileExchange18 SOUTH ASIA Amish Gosai South Asia Manager, Textile Exchange
#TextileExchange18 Arun Ambatipudi Chetna Coalition Together We are Transforming Sustainable Cotton By Building Better Communities of Supply and Demand
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#TextileExchange18 “Value-Chain Community Working Together Towards Improving the Condi<ons of Smallholder Co?on Farmers and the Value of Our Shared Raw Material” Incorporated As an LLC in New York (USA) on 09- CONCEIVED AT THE OCRT ROUND Sept-18 TABLE IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY 2013 (Incubation Support from the GTF) 07 MEMBER BOARD (04 Brands, 02 Facili1es & 01 TOTAL MEMBERS Farmer Rep) 24 03 ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS (02 Brands & 01 BRANDS Facility) 19 ADVISORY BOARD MANUFACTURERS 02 General Members (Founder & Co-Founder) 05 04 Special Members (Technology, Finance, Growing Impact Through Sustainable Sourcing (2017) Cer1fica1on & Standards, and Marke1ng & Social Media) Friends & Partners (03 - 05 Slots Open)?? More than US$ 280,000 paid as Organic Premiums to smallholder co?on farmers • An addi<onal US$ 176,000 paid in Fair Trade Premiums • Over US$ 150,000 invested for community development projects • Prior commitments & pre-financing from members helped Chetna to raise an addi<onal US$ • 1.80 million as working capital credit
#TextileExchange18 VISUALLY RICH & COMPELLING Website Source Trace MIS Offers IMPACT VALUE & TRACEABILITY TO THE FARMER FARMER INFORMATION FIELD -to- GiN –to- SPIN PROFESSIONAL CUSTOMIZED REPORTS FOR FARM DATA TRACEABILITY & INTEGRITY ‘GIN TO GARMENT’ TRACEABILITY & INTEGRITY (Pilot with Dibella)
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#TextileExchange18 Partnering with the West African Sourcing Coalition • Knowledge Partner • Value-Chain Coalition Building and Management • FPO Management Training, Livelihood Development Programs, Quality Control • Data Gathering and Management, Traceability Monitoring, Communications • Financial Planning • Off-Take Agreements, Contracts, Loans and Guarantees Assistance
#TextileExchange18 Manavi Bhardwaj Programme Officer, C&A Foundation Building a supportive ecosystem for organic cotton
#TextileExchange18 Jaskiran Warrik Country Director India, Organic Cotton Accelerator OCA: Piloting the future of Organic Cotton
#TextileExchange18 OCA’s Sourcing Pilots 2017 – a look at our first harvest Farmer business case Farmer business case Improve the business case for the farmers to con3nue growing organic coDon Improve the business case for the farmers to con3nue growing organic coDon Integrity at the farm Integrity at the farm Enhancing the integrity of organic non-GMO coDon at farm level Enhancing the integrity of organic non-GMO coDon at farm level Knowledge sharing Knowledge sharing Develop management systems, iden3fy best prac3ces and explore structures to scale Develop management systems, iden3fy best prac3ces and explore structures to scale
#TextileExchange18 OCA’s Sourcing Pilots 2017 – a look at our first harvest
#TextileExchange18 OCA’s Sourcing Pilots 2017 – a look at our first harvest Integrity at the farm: Plans for 2018 : - - OCA took care to collate Interest from seven brands - guidelines based on Working with 5000 farmers - existing protocols Strengthening the framework of - Presence of GMOs was implementation - addressed Developing the Farmer - Strengthening the Engagement and Development supporting infrastructure Program is key to addressing integrity issues
#TextileExchange18 Upcoming ISO protocol on GMO-screening in cotton and textiles • Why : Need for a common language and practice on GMO testing among laboratories and textiles industry • What : ISO guidelines to laboratories on screening for GMO presence in cotton and processed cotton fj bre. o Informed by assessment of the possibility to isolate good quality DNA from subsequent cotton processing steps (e.g. fj bre, yarn, fabric and garment). Farmer Seed, Integrity Organic • Development process : ISO International Workshop Agreement Engagement and Community Cotton Fund and Development Investment (SICI) (OCF) including perspectives from all parties concerned (>80 participants (FED) from 23 countries) and based on consensus. • When : Final ISO protocol to be published in March 2019 This project is supported by:
#TextileExchange18 Monika Messmer Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL Seeding the Green Future
#TextileExchange18 Seeding the Green Future Partners: Participatory organic cotton breeding for: • Improving access to quality organic seeds for the organic sector • Securing the integrity of organic cotton along the value chain through policy engagements • Improving yield stability and fj ber quality of non-GM cotton cultivars with less inputs • Capacity building and income security of female and male farmers • Promoting traditional G. arboreum cotton Supporters: Care about organic cotton? Tell us more: www.sli.do Event code: #K796
#TextileExchange18 Vivek Kumar Rawal CEO and Director, bioRe India Ltd. GM free seeds and bioRe’s work
#TextileExchange18 bioRe’s work on Non GM Cotton Cultivar Breeding and evaluation Our Infrastructure and Human Resources: • 15 hectare certi fj ed organic land. • GMO testing lab with digital ELISA analysis planned to Current activities: upgraded in to a PCR/DNA analysis lab in year 2019. • Non GM cotton breeding and evaluation of Hirsutum varieties • Seed testing Laboratory. • Development of Non GM Hirsutum hybrids • Team of Breeders, fj eld scientists, Extensionists and • Breeding and evaluation on Desi/Deployed/Arboreum cotton trained labour. varieties • A designated Net house facility of 10000 square feets. • Multi location trials, Pilot/ large scale, Demo trials with organic • Germplasm storage facility. farmers • Genetic and GM Puri fj cation of the Non GM cotton varieties Our strengths : and parent lines. • Our R&D unit is DSIR recognised from Indian Govt. • Multiplication and hybrid production • Long term collaboration with University of Achievements/outcome:- Dharwad. • 5 of our cotton lines have passed threes year SAU trial against • Strong Extension team and farmer based of 3500 university check. First one in India to enter into private release under organic farmers. organic. • 200 acres of Non GM Cotton seed multiplication • Developed 5 cultivars of arbourium cotton with medium staple, for a reputed seed company. productive and spinnability of 30s count and above. First lot of t-shirt are • 50 trained farmers in the hybrid seed production. out in market. • We have 500 women farmers in the 50 Mutual help • Developed 100 stable lines suitable for both industrial partners farmers groups trained in seed selection and multiplication. with higher productivity, medium to big ball. • Developed10 Hirsutum Hybrids for irrigated conditions. Future Plans: - • Have trained to 50 farmers in hybrid production and 50 women groups • Compact cotton lines. in seed selection and multiplication. • Cultivars with special • bioRe India is the only organic cotton project to have received reputed markers to reduce GMO DSIR recognition from Government of India. testing . • Improve Desi cotton lines and hybrids. • New collaborations.
#TextileExchange18 Imran Asghar Head Of Sustainable Raw Materials, SIA FOUNDATION PAKISTAN Sustainable Cultivation in Pakistan
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#TextileExchange18 Arvind Rewal Regional Director South Asia, CottonConnect
#TextileExchange18 CottonConnect’s Approach to Organic Cotton in India Increase income Access to Create brand Market Linkages to from farming. agronomic inputs accountability, the supply chain. and knowledge. and transparency. Improve soil health Premium to farmer or and water Cotton and other farm groups. efficiency. crops. Improve Organisational bargaining power. structures at a village A holistic approach. Improve health level. and rights. Ensure Enhance biodiversity. Thriving and Resilient sustainability at For example Farmer Improve Women’s economic Organic Cotton end of programme. Producer environmental empowerment, Communities Companies. landscape. Ensure children’s rights. Traceability. Use of Technology. Business knowledge and Increase income Provide Certification. vision for organic Technical support to from other sources agriculture. meet organic including other standards. Leading to micro - organic produce. enterprise and entrepreneurship.
#TextileExchange18 Sreeranga Rajan Chief Executive Officer, Dibella India Good Textiles Foundation Update
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#TextileExchange18 Ashis Mondal Director, Action for Social Advancement (ASA) Creating enabling policy environment for organic cotton-the Indian experience
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