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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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In the first half of 2020, the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) welcomed 210 new members. BCI works with members across the cotton supply chain to ensure there is continuous demand for and supply of Better Cotton – cotton produced by …
Cotton Farming and Covid-19: On the Ground in Turkey
As part of our Cotton Farming and Covid-19 series, we speak with our Strategic Partner in Turkey, as well as three BCI Farmers to find out more about what is happening on the ground.
Covid-19 and the Cotton Sector: Covid-19 Through a Gender Lens
Any world crisis with social, economic and political global repercussions hits the most vulnerable groups hardest, including women and girls.
World Water Week 2020: Tackling Water Shortages in Tajikistan
In World Water Week 2020, we are pleased to launch our latest Story from the Field which explores how one BCI Farmer’s commitment to trialling water-saving practices led him to install Tajikistan’s first tubular irrigation system, saving almost two …
Tackling Water Shortages in Tajikistan: One Better Cotton Farmer’s Commitment to Trialing Innovative Water-Saving Practices
One BCI Farmer's Commitment to Trialling Innovative Water-Saving Practices
Better Cotton Launches New Chain of Custody Advisory Group
Last month, the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) launched its new Chain of Custody Advisory Group. The purpose of the new Advisory Group is to provide advice on the development of the Better Cotton Chain of Custody – the key framework …
Cotton Farming and Covid-19: On the Ground in Pakistan
Here we speak with three BCI Implementing Partners in Pakistan – REEDS, Sangtani Women Rural Development Organization and WWF-Pakistan – to find out more about how they are supporting BCI Farmers and farming communities during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cotton Farming and Covid-19: On the Ground in Mali
Find out more about the situation on the ground in Mali in the following Q&A with BCI's partner Compagnie Malienne Pour le Dévelopement du Textile (CDMT).
175,000 Smallholder Better Cotton Farmers in India Receive Covid-19 Insurance
IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative has funded insurance to provide income security to smallholder BCI Farmers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Better Cotton Publishes Revised Chain of Custody Guidelines
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has launched a revised version of the Better Cotton Chain of Custody Guidelines. Chain of Custody Guidelines V1.4 The Better Cotton Chain of Custody (CoC) is the key framework that connects demand with supply of …
Better Cotton: Did You Know?
Did you know that Brazil produced the largest volumes of Better Cotton in the 2018-19 cotton season and that India had the greatest number of licensed BCI Farmers?