India

The Organic Cotton Training Curriculum, launched by the Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA), is the first organic cotton growers training package developed in over a decade and includes in-depth modules and activity guides to work alongside existing participatory training methods.

Over 80 delegates are expected to attend the fourth editon of the Sustainable Clothing and Textile Recycling Conference at Jaipur on 19 October. The keynote address will be delivered by India's Textile Commissioner, Roop Rashi.

A major regenerative cotton endeavour is under way in India—the Delight Group is working with the Good Earth Cotton initiative of Australia on a three-year project that will touch the lives of farmers in close to 2,000 farms. Delight Group Chief Executive Officer Abhishek Doshi and GEC Business Leader Shannon Mercer tell texfash.com about the challenges and prospects.

The office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), the nodal agency which spearheads India's efforts to promote the handmade sector, has launched a portal which will give artisans an easy market access to over 200 marketing events in India.

Findings from a survey reveal that the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining is under attack in major garment producing countries in Asia. texfash.com reports.

The IOAS (formerly, International Organic Accreditation Service) has withdrawn India-headquartered Biocert International's IFOAM and ISO/IEC 17065 accreditations and the recommendation for accreditations for COR (Canada Organic Regime) and European Union accreditation.

The recent study 'Wealth in Waste: India’s Potential to Bring Textile Waste Back Into The Supply Chain' has a problem—that of sample size as well as sample selection. There is an imperative need to revisit the numbers, and bring out an updated/revised edition. A texfash.com analysis.

The blame for the low level of 'data confidence' in organic cotton numbers lies primarily with one country: India. The problem is that of India, but the entire world has to bear the burden. And, the Organic Cotton Market Report 2022 shows the strain that the world has to endure. A texfash.com analysis.

An overwhelming 95% of the world’s handmade fabrics are supposed to come from India, but the sector remains largely unacknowledged, even in the country. A new UNESCO report has emphasised on the need for policy interventions to make the sector viable, competitive and equitably structured.

The first ever cotton varieties bred under organic conditions, developed through a decentralised organic participatory breeding programme, have recently been made available to farmers in India. These improved varieties are the outcome of joint efforts made under the project Seeding the Green Future. The varieties were developed through a decentralised organic participatory breeding programme of FiBL Switzerland and partners.