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Organic Cotton: Opportunities for Value Addition 1 Weststrasse 51 • 8570 Weinfelden • Switzerland Fon +41 71 626 0 626 • Fax +41 71 626 0 623 www. imo. ch • info@imo. ch Organic Cotton: Opportunities for Value Addition Saood Qaseem, Country Coordinator (Pakistan) ICTC 2011, Lahore, March 29, 2011 Institute for Marketecology IMO Quality control and certification

Organic Cotton: Opportunities for Value Addition 2 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. . Institute for Marketecology IMO Quality control and certification

Organic Cotton: Opportunities for Value Addition 3 Introduction • Global Environmental Concerns • Environmental Concerns w. r. t to Cotton Farming • Environmental Concerns in the Textile Sector Institute for Marketecology IMO Quality control and certification

Organic Cotton: Opportunities for Value Addition 4 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 Institute for Marketecology IMO Quality control and certification

Organic Cotton: Opportunities for Value Addition 5 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) Institute for Marketecology IMO Quality control and certification

Organic Cotton: Opportunities for Value Addition 6 Organic Cotton Value Chain Map Institute for Marketecology IMO Quality control and certification

Organic Cotton: Opportunities for Value Addition 7 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 Institute for Marketecology IMO Quality control and certification

Organic Cotton: Opportunities for Value Addition 8 Global OC Fiber Production 2005 -2010 241, 697 37, 799 Institute for Marketecology IMO Quality control and certification

Organic Cotton: Opportunities for Value Addition 9 Opportunity for OC in Pakistan Institute for Marketecology IMO Quality control and certification

Organic Cotton: Opportunities for Value Addition 10 Eco Textile Labels / Standards Institute for Marketecology IMO Quality control and certification

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Organic Cotton: Opportunities for Value Addition 12 2754 certified facilities in 54 countries (2010) Institute for Marketecology IMO Quality control and certification

Organic Cotton: Opportunities for Value Addition 13 Organic Cotton Market (Retail Sales) Institute for Marketecology IMO Quality control and certification

Organic Cotton: Opportunities for Value Addition 14 Top OC Consumers in the World (Retailers) Institute for Marketecology IMO Quality control and certification

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Organic Cotton: Opportunities for Value Addition 17 Certificates Company certificate Institute for Marketecology IMO Quality control and certification

Organic Cotton: Opportunities for Value Addition 18 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. Institute for Marketecology IMO Quality control and certification

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Organic Cotton: Opportunities for Value Addition 20 Further information http: //www. imo. ch http: //www. organicexchange. org/ Textile companies may contact: SQ@imo. ch Chemical companies seeking GOTS-approval for their products may contact: gotsapproval@imo. ch Institute for Marketecology IMO Quality control and certification