{"id":4513,"date":"2020-07-09T17:24:19","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T17:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/?post_type=news&#038;p=4513"},"modified":"2021-03-22T17:32:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T17:32:17","slug":"cotton-in-africa-sustainability-at-a-crossroads","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/en\/news\/cotton-in-africa-sustainability-at-a-crossroads\/","title":{"rendered":"Cotton in Africa: Sustainability at a Crossroads"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"bs-columns has-2-columns halfhalf style1 row bs-row\">\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Textile Exchange&#8217;s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Whitepaper (\u00f6ffnet in neuem Tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biore.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cotton-in-Africa-Sustainability-at-a-Crossroads-White-Paper_final-2020608-tj8cl8.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">white paper<\/a> is a response to the GMO discussions in several African countries that are seriously considering the introduction of GM cotton, promising significant financial benefits.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This white paper is extremely important for the promotion of organic cotton farming in African countries. Over the past 25 years that bioRe Foundation has been working in both Tanzania and India, we have observed the devastating negative impacts of GM cotton cultivation in countries like India, where the coexistence of organic and GM cotton is extremely difficult to maintain. While seeds are only one factor, organic farming is a holistic approach to healthy soils, balanced pest management and reliable market access that enables sustainable livelihoods for smallholder farmers,&#8221; Christa Suter, CEO of bioRe\u00ae Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-squared new-tab\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-grey-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biore.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cotton-in-Africa-Sustainability-at-a-Crossroads-White-Paper_final-2020608-tj8cl8.pdf\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image_2020_06_05T16_01_52_406Z.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image_2020_06_05T16_01_52_406Z.png 451w, https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image_2020_06_05T16_01_52_406Z-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tanzania is a leading producer of organic cotton in Africa and its neighbour Kenya has just allowed the use of genetically modified cotton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2743,"template":"","kategorie":[23],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - 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