BCI methodology to be presented to Uzbek farmers
17/03/2015 12:37
BCI methodology to be presented to Uzbek farmers
17/03/2015 12:37
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- A delegation of Better Cotton Initiative visited Uzbekistan and participated in the roundtable “Implementation of Country Programme of decent work and social aspects of mechanization of the agricultural sector”.
The roundtable by the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Council of Federations of Trade Unions, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan, International Labour Organization and World Bank.
The participation of the BCI experts explained with interest of foreign textile producers in purchase of the Uzbek cotton, which is one of the best in the world, and demanded in the world.
BCI representatives presented the project and its methodology on cotton production. It was noted that farmers from Brazil, Turkey, Pakistan and India are participants of the BCI programme. The programme helped to increase cotton yield by 40% and decrease use of chemical fertilizers by 80% and water by 50%.
In the second day of the event, the BCI presented its methodology and expressed interest in attracting farmers from Uzbekistan to it.
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) is a not-for-profit organisation stewarding the global standards for Better Cotton, and bringing together cotton’s complex supply chain, from the farmers to the retailers.
BCI was founded in 2005 by such companies and NGOs as Adidas, Gap Inc., H&M, ICCO, IFAP, IFC, IKEA, Organic Exchange, Oxfam, PAN UK и WWF.
Initiative is directed at teaching farmers of new cotton growing technologies, which require less water and pesticides, improve labour standards and increases income of farmers. Various sorts of cotton and methods of growing are used to achieve this goal.
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