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Producers of bioRe\u00ae cotton in Madhya Pradesh, India<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Zentrum-Indien-1.jpg\")
bioRe Association India\u2019s training center<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Zentrum-Indien-2.jpg\")
Training for biodynamic farming<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Schaedlingsbekaempfung_Anleitung.jpg\")
Instructions for the production of biopreparations for pest control<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Training-f\u00fcr-Frauengruppen-1.jpg\")
Production of biological plant protection<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tProducers of bioRe\u00ae cotton in Madhya Pradesh, India<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> bioRe Association India\u2019s training center<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> Training for biodynamic farming<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> Instructions for the production of biopreparations for pest control<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> Production of biological plant protection<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n All producers of bioRe\u00ae organic cotton, around 5,000 of them, are contract partners of Remei AG\u2019s local subsidiaries, i.e. Remei India Ltd. and Remei Tanzania Ltd. These companies secure market access for the cotton and pay the producers a premium. Together with the buyers of the cotton, the bioRe Foundation supports the producers of bioRe\u00ae cotton, also with regard to conversion to organic farming. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t
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Producers of bioRe\u00ae cotton in Meatu, Tanzania<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BioRe-10.jpg\")
Use cases in the field<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Zentrum-Tanzania-2.jpg\")
Remei Tanzania training centre<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Bauernschulungen-im-Schatten.jpg\")
Farmer training in the shade of a tree<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tProducers of bioRe\u00ae cotton in Meatu, Tanzania<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> Use cases in the field<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> Remei Tanzania training centre<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> Farmer training in the shade of a tree<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n Continuous agricultural training enables the farmers to manage their farms in a sustainable way, to increase productivity, and to achieve a high degree of cotton quality. This is how we contribute to securing and improving the farmers\u2019 livelihood. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nSupplementary sources of income<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Agriculture depends on uncontrollable factors such as temperature or rainfall. Furthermore, market globalisation makes life ever more difficult for farmers. Supplementary sources of income are required to increase the resistance and resilience of farming families. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oil press
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Sunflowers serve as trap crops<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/BioRe-1.jpg\")
They lure pests away from cotton fields<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/REN_9481.jpg\")
Sunflower seeds get sieved to press them later on<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/REN_9786.jpg\")
Sunflower seeds are pressed to obtain cooking oil<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> ![](\"https:\/\/biore-stiftung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/FLOCERT-Tanzania-BioRe-March-2016-Sala-Lewis-23.jpg\")
More benefit owing to crop rotation<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n Sunflower oil is very much in demand. The processing of sunflower seeds increases profit from growing sunflowers, thus adding to the income of farming families.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Background<\/strong>: Organic cotton is grown by rotation with other crops, which provides for a diverse ecosystem and enables healthy production. Sunflowers are one of these crops. They are not only helpful to pest control on cotton fields but also the source of precious seeds. Turning those seeds into sunflower oil makes the value chain stay with the farming families and increases and diversifies their income. The oil cake that results from the pressing process can be used as animal feed. For many years, a group of farmers established by the bioRe Foundation has successfully operated a profitable sunflower-oil press. The group received subsidies and a loan to set up their business, and repaid them in due course. We aim to repeat this success and to secure long-term income for farming families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Launch<\/strong> :<\/strong> 2014<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tSunflowers serve as trap crops<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> They lure pests away from cotton fields<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> Sunflower seeds get sieved to press them later on<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> Sunflower seeds are pressed to obtain cooking oil<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li> More benefit owing to crop rotation<\/figcaption><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n Cost of the project: <\/strong>
CHF 30’000.-
for the purchase of an oil press and as capital to get the business started
<\/p>\n\n\n\nYour donation for a secure income of farmers
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