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In just over 10 years we have become the world’s largest cotton sustainability programme. Our mission: to help cotton communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment.
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Better Cotton is grown in 22 countries around the world and accounts for 22% of global cotton production. In the 2022-23 cotton season, 2.13 million licensed Better Cotton Farmers grew 5.47 million tonnes of Better Cotton.
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Farmers, Activists & Brands: Better Cotton Finalises Conference Line-Up One Month Out
Better Cotton will welcome cotton farmers, retailers, brands, environmental activists, and innovators to its annual conference, which takes place in İzmir, Türkiye, on 18-19 June.
Decarbonisation: How Can Better Cotton Support Members to Meet Climate Targets Whilst Adding Value for Farmers?
Since 2023, Better Cotton’s Impact and Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Teams have been collaborating on a project to track, report, and drive value through greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data from Better Cotton Farmers.
Better Cotton Project to Break Down Healthcare Barriers for Farmers in Côte d’Ivoire
Better Cotton has launched a two-year pilot project in Côte d'Ivoire to boost cotton farming communities’ access to essential, quality healthcare services and create a replicable model for marginalised groups around the world.
US Farmers & Experts Unite to Champion Soil Health for Sustainable Agriculture
Takeaways from the 2024 Southern Soil Health Conference in Jonesboro, Arkansas, US.
Better Cotton Calls for Ambitious Public Finance Commitments To Empower Farmers at COP29
As COP29 kicks off today, Better Cotton is urging global leaders to place farming communities at the centre of climate action and to recognise the critical role sustainability standards play in driving measurable progress toward climate resilience. With a strong …
COP28: How Better Cotton Is Representing Cotton Farmers at the Conference of Parties
This year, Better Cotton will be participating in COP28, the 28th session of the UN Climate Change Conference of Parties. We have recently been accepted as an observer to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and will …
Developing a Framework to Support Farmers in Adopting Integrated Pest Management
By Gregory Jean, Standards and Learning Manager at Better Cotton At Better Cotton, one of our key areas of focus as we look to protect and restore the environment is reducing the use of synthetic pesticides in cotton farming. Pesticides, …
Why Life for Millions of Smallholder Farmers Rests on a New EU Directive
By Alan McClay, CEO of Better Cotton This article was first published by the World Economic Forum on 7 November 2023 The ordered streets of Brussels may feel like a million miles from the cotton fields of India or the …
Sustainable Livelihoods: How Our New Principle Supports Better Cotton’s Mission to Boost Cotton Farmers’ Income and Resilience
Smallholders (SH): Farms with a farm size typically not exceeding 20 hectares of cotton which are not structurally dependent on permanent hired labour. Medium Farms (MF): Farms with a farm size typically between 20 to 200 hectares of cotton which usually are structurally dependent on permanent hired labour.