{"id":4184,"date":"2020-02-10T10:13:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T10:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/projects\/right-to-ecology\/"},"modified":"2021-03-31T09:22:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T09:22:05","slug":"right-to-ecology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/en\/projects\/right-to-ecology\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects for the right to ecology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t
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Intensive use of chemical and synthetic fertilizers and toxic pesticides as well as excessive use of natural resources harm entire areas in traditional cotton-growing regions. The right to ecology requires a healthy environment for humans and careful management of soil, water resources, plants and animals. A healthy social organism can grow in a healthy environment only.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t

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Organic production<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Background:<\/strong> The use of chemicals in conventional cotton farming, in many cases combined with large surfaces of monoculture, destroys soil quality and harms the environment and human health. We urgently need fundamental change in agricultural production. By means of organic farming of cotton, we have performed successful environmentally friendly agriculture for 30 years, and this without use of expensive agrochemicals or genetic engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project objective:<\/strong> The bioRe\u00ae Foundation promotes smallholders in India and Tanzania in organic farming of cotton and other crops, and supports them in converting to organic farming. The holistic approach of organic production is based on improving soil fertility, biodiversity, crop rotation, GMO-free seeds and natural pest control. Smallholders in India and Tanzania annually produce some 2,500 tonnes of ginned organic cotton and other crops from crop rotation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start:<\/strong> bioRe\u00ae farmers in India and Tanzania have successfully grown organic cotton since 1991 and 1994 respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, bioRe\u00ae is co-operating with approximately 4,900 smallholder families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Case report<\/a> on Increased Productivity in Organic and Smallholder Farming \/ 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research report <\/a>on The Impact of Organic Cotton Farming on the Livelihoods of Smallholders \/ 2005<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donating 50.- CHF annually,<\/strong>
you will support agricultural training for three farmers
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The bioRe\u00ae Foundation also supports research projects such as evaluation of cotton seeds, participatory research in co-operation with farmers, and a long-term comparison of four different local farming systems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t

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Research for organic cotton seeds<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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