A new qualification method has been developed by the Textile testing partner Hohenstein which has been qualified to detect the type and extent of genetic modifications in organic cotton.
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To support partners to procure organic cotton in India, OCA has joined forces with Fairtrade Deutschland, Tchibo, Dibella, and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.
According to the Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA), the import duty on raw cotton would erode the competitiveness India’s value-added segments that has a business size of around Rs 50,000 crores in exports and Rs 25,000 crores in the domestic market.
According to the Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA), the import duty on raw cotton would erode the competitiveness India’s value-added segments that has a business size of around Rs 50,000 crores in exports and Rs 25,000 crores in the domestic market.
The new guidelines of the Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) has been released for seed producers to prevent GMO contamination in organic cotton
In 2019, GOTS, the OCA and Textile Exchange partnered to develop the ISO IWA 32:2019 protocol to create a common language among laboratories to screen for the presence of GM cotton along the organic cotton value chain.
The Central Government plans to increase production of high quality Extra Long Staple (ELS) cotton, organic cotton and naturally coloured cotton under “AtmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan†and involving SIMA CD & RA in all activities and policy matters.