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Combining a set minimum price with a portion of the sales revenue going to the local society for social activities, fair trade helps to improve the living conditions of numerous small-scale farmers in India. Organic raw cotton production is increasingly combined with fair-trade activities.
All cotton in India is handpicked and the majority is roller ginned.
Fairtrade Labelling Organization (FLO) International standards are predominant in India’s fair trade market, but other standards are also applied. |
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Since the early 2000s Reinhart has been an active buyer of fair trade raw cotton from Cameroon and Mali. The company is an active supporter of the FLO initiatives in Senegal and Burkina Faso. Recently, Reinhart initiated the FLO registration of producers from the Ivory Coast.
Supported by the Max Havelaar Foundation since 2002, there are approximately 24,000 certified producers in Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso and Cameroon.
The cotton is handpicked and saw ginned. All certified qualities are grade 1, staple length of 1.3/32” to 1.1/8” (Cameroon PLEBE quality up to 1.5/32”) and strength of 27/29 gpt (HVI). |
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In Uganda, Reinhart has initiated the fair trade certification of its organically produced cotton in the West Nile region which is situated in the North West of the country. The certification process is being carried out by FLO International. | |
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