Tagged with "Better Cotton Initiative"

• IDH and Better Cotton re-shape strategic partnership

  IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative and Better Cotton have redefined their partnership to collectively work towards the sustainable transformation of the cotton sector for the 2022-2030 period. During this period,…

  IDH and Better Cotton re-shape strategic partnership

• Gender sensitization training toolkit for farming communities in India

  IDH and BCI have developed a training toolkit for creating gender sensitization among the farming communities in India. Together, IDH and BCI, with support from Sattva, piloted a…

  Gender sensitization training toolkit for farming communities in India

• Materials Yearbook 2020

  In 2020, the cotton-production sector was not immune to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. IDH and the Better Cotton Growth and Innovation Fund (“Better Cotton GIF”…

  Materials Yearbook 2020

• IDH conducts gender-based violence training for IP field staff in India

  Gender-based discrimination and violence is a significant barrier for women in families, workplaces, and communities that requires a substantial commitment by the public and private sectors for investments in prevention…

  IDH conducts gender-based violence training for IP field staff in India

• Online platform to support skill development of 3000 GIF Field Facilitators in India

  IDH and the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) have launched an online skill development tool for all Field Facilitators (FF) engaged with the Better Cotton Growth and Innovation Fund (GIF) programs…

  Online platform to support skill development of 3000 GIF Field Facilitators in India

• Putting learning into action – Measuring impact of Gender training

  During July to September 2018, IDH conducted gender sensitization trainings with IDH’s 19 Implementing Partners in 30 locations across India, training around 2000 field-level workers, who provide extension…

  Putting learning into action – Measuring impact of Gender training

• Winners of Global Sustainable Farming Challenge Revealed

  IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative and the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) are delighted to announce that Agritask Ltd., an Israel-based agricultural-tech start-up, has won the Better Cotton Innovation Challenge. CropIn Technology…

  Winners of Global Sustainable Farming Challenge Revealed

• 180,000 smallholder farmers provided income security through COVID-19 insurance

  IDH has facilitated and funded COVID-19 insurance to provide income security for 180,000 smallholder cotton and tea farmers in India. The insurance cover will provide a one-time lump sum pay-out…

  180,000 smallholder farmers provided income security through COVID-19 insurance

• Cotton Yearbook 2019

  Cotton is one of the most significant crops in the global textile industry. From cultivation to processing, 250 million smallholder farmers are dependent on the crop for…

  Cotton Yearbook 2019

• Bridging the Gender Gap

  Gender discrimination is one of the biggest challenges for workplace equality in the Indian agriculture sector. Despite the crucial role women play in agriculture in India, they…

  Bridging the Gender Gap