CONVERTING CONVENTIONAL FARMERS TO ORGANIC COTTON

We are excited to have a partnership with Neutral and very excited to tell you about Tiger Cotton®. Neutral has been working on this project for over 5 years and now it’s finally here! This projects is here to protect the biodiversity, people and planet. Tiger Cotton® works to convert conventional cotton farming to organic. High quality label free basic wear made by 100% organic in conversion cotton and certified EU Ecolabel, SA8000, GOTS In Conversion and Oeko-Tex.

WHAT HAS COTTON GOT TODO WITH TIGERS?

The first Tiger Cotton® farmers lived and worked side by side with the great Bengal Tiger in Madhya Pradesh, India. Tiger Cotton® is named after them and the tiger is a symbol of all the biodiversity and wildlife that regenerate when a conventional farmer converts into organic.

It started out as a pilot project in collaboration with WWF India and has now grown into a full scale product-line converting farmers all over India.

TIGER CORRIDOR

Above you can see a map of the first project Neutral had with Tiger Cotton®. In between the two reserves live tens of thousands of small cotton farmers. When the tiger wanders from one nature reserve to the other the cotton fields function as an important tiger corridor. Without the toxic impact of pesticides in cotton farming the tiger, the wildlife, and the farmer can thrive.

By creating a healthy corridor where the tigers can walk between reserves, organic farmers are playing a key role in the conservation of this imposing species.

4.000 FARMERS CONVERTED!

In Madhya Pradesh, Tiger Cotton has now helped 4.000 cotton farmers convert into certified organic.

WORKING DIRECTLY WITHFARMERS IS THE FUTURE

Tiger Cotton is Neutrals way to work directly with farmers and help them improve their situation and increase biodiversity.

They are looking for new farmers to convert. They are also expanding this project into other areas and hope to continuously work closely together with new groups of farmers to speed the sustainable transition up in India.