BENEFITS AND SERVICES

Organisations that are members of the BCI Association benefit from the following areas:

 

Tools and Resources: online membership portal
- Farm support implementation tools and best practice
- Advocacy tool kit for external communication
- Success stories and farm level data to communicate change
 

Information
- BCI activity and progress reports
- Research and existing good practices relevant to the Better Cotton System and more sustainable cotton production
- Collated public market information
- Sources of Better Cotton
 

Being part of a global network
- Reducing their environmental and social footprint through collective action for change
- Easier access to expertise and knowledge on cotton
- Participating in forums and working groups as needed
 

Services
- Promotion of BCI Enabling Mechanisms at a global and local level
- Training and capacity building activities provided to farmers through Implementing Partners
- Oversight of Farm Assessment, including 3rd party credibility checks, to determine which farmers are growing and selling Better Cotton
- Increased traceability in the supply chain up to the creation of a bale of Better Cotton lint
- Collation and analysis of data from farm level about the results of growing Better Cotton
- Coordination of a National Stakeholder Council in each focus region
 

For those members or organisations that are Implementing Partners, the BCI will also provide support services (such as workshops), advice in relation to working with the Better Cotton System, and a Step-by-Step Guide to Implementation.



last update: 5 Oct. 09