The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) is delighted to be partnering with the FAO Global Soil Partnership to promote sustainable soil management.
Soil health is one of the seven Better Cotton Principles and Criteria, which lay out the global definition of Better Cotton.
Soil is one of the fundamental assets for any farmer.
However, poor soil management can lead to poor yields, depletion of soils, wind erosion, surface runoff, land degradation and climate change.
The Global Soil Partnership (GSP) was established in 2012 as a way of developing strong interactive partnerships and collaboration between stakeholders working with soils.
The partnership manages a portfolio of global programmes designed to improve soil governance and to promote sustainable soil management.
“BCI is delighted to be engaging in a fruitful collaboration with the Global Soil Partnership. Through the implementation of two pilot projects, BCI will receive significant support to work with national governments, agricultural stakeholders and farming communities to build the capacity of cotton farmers on sustainable soil management practices.” – Gregory Jean, Standards and Learning Manager, Better Cotton Initiative.
This collaboration will feature two pilot projects:
• Soil Doctors
• RECSOIL
Both these programmes are designed to allow farmers to make immediate and responsible decisions on soil management. Further updates on the pilots will be shared later in the year.
