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PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

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3 minutes

One year into the Milliner Organic Project, the first crops from the organic farms of Kohlu, Balochistan, in Pakistan are now harvested – and have at the same time reached a significant milestone: passing the stringent requirements set by the Control Union to be certified as in-conversion cotton.

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