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Genetic engineering conflicts with the approach of organic farming.<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/iStock-857905908-1.jpg\")
Cotton fields are poisoned by huge amounts of harmful pesticides.<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/drought-780088_640.jpg\")
Cotton is grown primarily in monoculture, which leads to loss of biodiversity and depleted soil.<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bee-3415321_640.jpg\")
Pesticides are toxic substances used against pests. They kill off many beneficial animals, too.<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n \nExtensive use of genetically modified cotton creates new pest patterns that cause an additional increase in the amount of pesticides. This is harmful to the health of humans and animals. Nature suffers massively: the consequences are loss of biodiversity, depleted soil, contaminated water and high pest pressure.
Chemical use and production costs are increasing considerably. Farmers get into debt and are dependent on prices and developments of the agrochemical companies. A vicious circle that needs to be broken.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n
Our solution: organic cotton farming<\/strong>
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nWe promote training<\/a> for successful organic farming. Soil fertility is preserved and enhanced by means of ecological methods of cultivation and on-farm resources.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nNon-GMO seed of high quality is essential for organic farming. bioRe\u00ae seed research<\/a> in India is developing high-grade organic and non-GMO seeds.
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nBiopreparations<\/a> designed to fight pests promote biodiversity. We provide advice to organic farmers on how to prepare organic pesticides.
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\n\n\n\nAgainst exploitation, child labour and dependence of farming families
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Children either help out on the farms<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/FLOCERT-Tanzania-BioRe-March-2016-Sala-Lewis-91.jpg\")
or take the cattle to grazing.<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Danger-fetching-water-1.jpg\")
They go to get water for cooking and cleaning\u2026<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/REN_7042.jpg\")
\u2026 and, of course, for drinking.<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n
<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nIn conventional farming, the cost of seeds, chemical and synthetic fertilizers and pesticides is very high while crop risks are borne by the farming families. Insurance on crop loss is not available. The reality is absurd: the revenue of farming families at the origin of production chains is totally out of proportion with the hefty profit made in the fashion industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the poorer farming families, child labour often is indispensable. Children usually take the cattle to grazing or are required as helpers on the farms. The lack of infrastructure, such as schools and health facilities, diminishes the development potential of children and farming communities. Reliable and fair market access for bioRe\u00ae Sustainable Cotton is essential.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n
Sustainable solutions: investment in infrastructure<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\n\n\nThe bioRe\u00ae Foundation has been investing in sustainable improvements on the living conditions of farming families in India and Tanzania since 1997, e.g. by means of village schools, sanitary facilities, wells and agricultural infrastructure.
The fundamental human rights to health and elementary education are essential prerequisites for self-determination of farming families.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/RMN_0173-1024x683.jpg\")
<\/a>Schools<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Animation schools <\/a>are based on these three pillars: school education, vocational training and community-building. In India, we work in close co-operation with village communities, supporting them in building their own schools under the auspices of parents\u2019 associations and the entire communities.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Construction of wells<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Water is a precious good. In rural Tanzania, women dig for water in dried-up riverbeds. Such water is not clean. Together with farming families, we build village wells<\/a> to ensure supply of drinking-water throughout the year. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Family toilets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n In villages in India, people often live in large families. Many places do not have access to clean and safe toilets. We promote the construction of toilets<\/a> for farming families, the protection of women and improvements on family hygiene and health.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n
Focus on fair trading: human rights ensured by organic cotton <\/strong>
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bioRe\u00ae farmer Bhuwaniram Patidar from the village of Kakadkhodri, India<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bhuwaniram-Patidar_0059-1.jpg\")
Bhuwaniram Patidar with his cattle<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IND_02_bioRe-farmers_copyright-Hans-Peter-Jost.jpg\")
Farmer Shantilal Jair took up organic farming with bioRe\u00ae in 2011<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Baya-Saganda-Hoyanga.jpg\")
Baya Saganda Hoyanga and his family from the village of Mwamishali, Tanzania<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Theresia-Mpanda.jpg\")
Theresia Mpanda, bioRe\u00ae farmer since 2003, from the village of Ng\u2019hoboko, Tanzania<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Nkinda-Ng\u2019abi.jpg\")
Nkinda Ng\u2019abit, bioRe\u00ae farmer since 1999, from the village of Ng\u2019hoboko, Tanzania<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bauernvertreter_1-2.jpg\")
Donald Jilyabilu, bioRe\u00ae farmers\u2019 representative, Tanzania<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Madanlal.jpg\")
Madanlal Khandelwal, chairman of the bioRe\u00ae Association of farmers, India<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IND_06_bioRe-farmers_copyright-Hans-Peter-Jost.jpg\")
Rardtiya Nansingh from the village of Tangiyaplot, India, has been a bioRe\u00ae farmer since 2014<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n
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\nNo anonymous cotton: our cotton bears the names and the faces of the bioRe\u00ae organic farmers.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Participation of organic farmers is the basis for the bioRe\u00ae Foundation\u2019s project work. Organic farmers elect their representatives on the decision-making bodies of the bioRe\u00ae businesses. The bioRe\u00ae Sustainable Cotton Standard<\/a> promotes reliable and fair market access. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n
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