Compared to conventional farming practices, Regenerative Organic Certified® cotton farms adopt traditional organic agricultural practices by establishing a farm management system that works in harmony with nature. Practices like pasture-based systems, organic bio inputs, cover cropping, intercropping, low soil tillage and more are implemented to flourish the biodiversity and restore the health of soil by improving the organic content over time. Healthy soil traps carbon, and sequesters it back into the soil, which could help mitigate climate change. Holistic regenerative systems also extend to the humane treatment of animals and social equity through the provision of fair conditions and healthcare for all farmers and workers involved.
Currently our first pilot of Regenerative Organic Certified® cotton farming in India, Madhya Pradesh, has achieved the Bronze level of certification and with a long-term commitment we aim to scale its certification to Silver and Gold levels in the future, with continuous improvement in the farm management systems.