Large Farm

Large Farm

LARGE FARMER

According to the Better Cotton Standard, they are the farmers who produce/want to produce sustainable cotton in more than 2.000 fields (= 200 ha) and are structurally dependent on the employment of permanent workers (working for 12 months). Large Farmers participate individually in the Better Cotton Standard System and the licensing process.

Better Cotton Policies and Criteria - Suitability to Core Indicators is evaluated by the 3. party independent auditors who have been approved by BCI. Unlike the Small and Medium farmers grouped under the Producer Unit, Large Farmers are obliged to meet the costs resulting from evaluation processes themselves.

Considered to be producing according to the Core Indicators, Large Farmers are then called the "Licensed Better Cotton Farmer" and can sell their cotton as "Better Cotton". Large Farmers who have Better Cotton Licenses produce cotton in a way that will take care of people and the environment, water, soil health and natural habitats, and provide decent working conditions for workers they employ.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITES OF LARGE FARMERS

Completing the annual Self-Assessment Questionnaire of BCI.
Producing by the Core Indicators set by farm categories in the Better Cotton Principles and Criteria, and participating in the evaluations held by the 3. party independent auditors who have been approved by BCI for the verification of this accordance.
Planning and implementing Corrective Actions when impropriety is detected.
Keeping records of data on inputs and outputs at the farm level, reporting these records to the BCI annually as Result Indicators Report.
Developing a Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP) and implementing it.
Keeping the harvested Better Cotton physically separate from conventional (Traditional, other) cotton at all stages of harvesting, storage, transportation and sales.
Keeping the License Number provided to them safe and sharing it only with the ginners they sell.
Keeping and storing the registries/documents of Better Cotton sales.

BENEFITS OF BETTER COTTON STANDART SYSTEM TO LARGE FARMERS

Farmers, their families and workers are the primary beneficiaries of the Better Cotton Standard System.
High quality standard (Better cotton/Quality cotton)
Strengthening the farmer and the worker thanks to the organization
Decrease in the input cost (Regularly keeping the farm input-output records, monitoring and evaluating these records over the years helps to increase profitability in production.)
It supports the Better Cotton demand of the supply chain and ensures that farmers are at the core of this supply chain.
Long-term sustainability of agricultural activities (soil fertility, environmental health...)
Health and working conditions improve in farmers, workers, their families and therefore in cotton-produced territories.
The farmer's access to information gets easier and increases.
Thanks to the participatory approach of Better Cotton Standard, farmers' opinions and recommendations are included.

You can contact us to become a Large Farmer.