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Organic Cotton: Opportunities for Value Addition
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Organic Cotton: Opportunities for Value
Addition
Saood Qaseem,
Country Coordinator (Pakistan)
ICTC 2011, Lahore, March 29, 2011
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Global Network:
IMO Offices and Representatives
Certification of:
Organic agriculture and organic food products (EC 834/2007, USDA-NOP, JAS)
Forest products (FSC, PEFC), Aqua-culture, Organic textiles (GOTS, OE),
Natural leather and feathers (IVN), Organic and natural cosmetics,
Knowhow in footprints (carbon, water), traceability....
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Introduction
• Global Environmental Concerns
• Environmental Concerns w.r.t to Cotton Farming
• Environmental Concerns in the Textile Sector
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Fibres from Organic Agriculture
- Avoid synthetic pesticides
( stop “pesticide dependency”)
- Avoid artificial fertilizers (use manure…)
- Avoid genetic engineering
- Better water management
- Enhancement/ protection of soil-fertility
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Laws and Regulations for Organic Farming
EEC 834/2007
National Program for Organic Production – (India-2001)
National Organic Program (US-2002)
Not for fibres:
Japanese Agriculture Standards (Japan-2002)
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Organic Cotton Value Chain Map
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Top OC Producers in the World (2010)
• India 80.85%
• Syria 8.27%
• Turkey 4.8%
• China 1.78%
• USA 1.16%
(These five countries represent above 95% of the world’s organic
cotton production)
others include Tanzania, Uganda, Peru, Egypt, Mali, Pakistan, Burkina
Faso, Israel, Benin, Paraguay, Greece, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Senegal, Nicaragua, South Africa, Brazil and Zambia.
Total 241,697 metric tonnes
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Global OC Fiber Production 2005-2010
241,697
37,799
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Opportunity for OC in Pakistan
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Eco Textile Labels / Standards
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2754
2009
2010
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1000
878
500
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2006
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2754 certified facilities in 54 countries (2010)
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939
750
500
469
250
217
163
126
Pakistan
South Korea
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India
Turkey
China
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Organic Cotton Market (Retail Sales)
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Top OC Consumers in the World (Retailers)
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Certificates
Company
certificate
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Transaction
Certificate:
• For each lot/delivery,
mentioning exact weight,
units, packaging etc.
• Mentiones buyer and
shipping destination
• Available for any product
from a certified company
• Means that product has
been traceable so far.
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Further information
http://www.imo.ch
http://www.organicexchange.org/
Textile companies may contact:
[email protected]
Chemical companies seeking GOTS-approval
for their products may contact:
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