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Booklet "Faces of Organic Cotton"

The portrait series "Faces of Organic Cotton" has been published as a booklet. Eleven people give an…


Portrait series: Faces of Organic Cotton

Eleven people give an insight into their joys, their worries and their personal values in the…


A farmer collecting cotton
Media release

Success in the battle against the cotton seed crisis: first ever release of organic cotton varieties in India

Good organic seeds for cotton were hard to find. Not anymore: Over ten years of breeding resulted in…


Screenshot of the video with Anina Mutter and Anirudhda Halve

Video: Indian cotton farmer meets Swiss influencer

We all wear clothes made of cotton. But what does it mean for the farmer who planted, cared for and…


Promising cotton varieties
Media release

International FiBL cotton project honoured with research prize

The FiBL project Green Cotton/Seeding the Green Future of the Department of International…


Woman checks clothing items

How to increase the sustainability of global supply chains

Consumers are demanding more corporate responsibility and more sustainable products; from palm oil…


New trainers’ guide "Participatory On-Farm Breeding of Organic Cotton" published

The "Manual for Participatory On-Farm Breeding of Cotton" aims to assist trainers in conducting…


Online event "How organic breeding adds value to the food chain"

The online event with actors from the food sector, breeding and research will take place on 15…


FiBL and Indian agricultural university sign MoU to embark on collaborative projects

In a brief ceremony on 5 November, representatives of FiBL and the vice-chancellor of the PDKV…


Cotton is back in Haiti: New hope for farmers

Cotton is back in Haiti after a 30-year absence, having once been the country’s fourth largest…