Winners of Global Sustainable Farming Challenge Revealed
IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative and the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) are delighted to announce that Agritask Ltd., an Israel-based agricultural-tech start-up, has won the Better Cotton Innovation Challenge. CropIn Technology…
180,000 smallholder farmers provided income security through COVID-19 insurance
IDH has facilitated and funded COVID-19 insurance to provide income security for 180,000 smallholder cotton and tea farmers in India. The insurance cover will provide a one-time lump sum pay-out…
Cotton is one of the most significant crops in the global textile industry. From cultivation to processing, 250 million smallholder farmers are dependent on the crop for…
Gender discrimination is one of the biggest challenges for workplace equality in the Indian agriculture sector. Despite the crucial role women play in agriculture in India, they…
BCI and IDH Launch Better Cotton Innovation Challenge
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) and IDH, with the support of Dalberg Advisors, have launched the ‘Better Cotton Innovation Challenge’ – to seek innovative ideas and solutions to improve sustainable…
Better Cotton Growth & Innovation Fund – Annual Report 2018-19
In the 2018-19 cotton season, the GIF worked with 1.3 million* cotton farmers in India, Pakistan, China, Mozambique, Turkey, and Tajikistan, who received training and…
Better Cotton GIF kicks off process to select 2020-21 Implementing Partners
The Better Cotton Growth and Innovation Fund (Better Cotton GIF or the Fund) has rolled out the Request for Proposal (RFP) for selected and endorsed Better Cotton Implementing Partners (IP)…
Better Cotton GIF reaches over one million farmers in India
Setting a landmark for the IDH Cotton program – the Better Cotton Growth and Innovation Fund (Better Cotton GIF or the Fund) in India has reached out to over a…
Online Skill Development tool launched for GIF Field Facilitators in India
IDH and Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) have launched an online skill development tool for Field Facilitators (FF) engaged with Better Cotton Growth and Innovation Fund (GIF) programs in India. Led…