Newsletters
Issue 17 : March 2012
Headlines:
- Anvil Knitwear sponsors the Farm Hub
- Cotton Conversations
- Cotton Futures: Visioning workshop
- The year of the co-operative
- Comparing organic and conventional cotton systems in Benin
- Controlling pests in organic cotton
- Corseda: organic silk project
- India, the Cotton Export Ban and Thereafter
Issue 16 : January 2012
Headlines:
- The year in review
- The year ahead
- The year of the co-operative
- The 2nd African organic conference
- Controlling pests in organic cotton
- A roadmap to convert Madhya Pradesh into an organic state
Issue 15 : November 2011
Headlines:
- Organic agriculture holds key to addressing climate change
- Global Seed Movement grows 'organically'
- Eliminating obsolete endosulfan from Benin
- Organic cotton helps to bring the Peulh ethnicity out of isolation
- Peruvian Govt places 10 year ban on GMOs
- Country of the Year, India takes centre stage at the 2011 BioFach
Issue 14 : September 2011
Headlines:
- Trading Post ready for business
- Pre-conference cotton dialogues
- Remei sponsorship
- Barcelona conference update
- Interview: Helmy Aboulesh, Sekem
- Global Cotton Production in West Africa
- Use of Images in Training, West Africa
- Crop rotation, Latin America
- Organic Cotton with a vision of sustainability, Nicaragua
- India: University of Agricultural Sciences Dharwar, an introduction
Issue 13 : July 2011
Headlines:
- Love. Organic Cotton campaign
- Cotton Dialogues, Barcelona 18th September
- Farm & Fiber midyear predictions report
- Pachacuti wins ethical award
- Interview: John Reganold Washington State University
- Africa: Role of the Neem tree
- Peru: The ongoing story of GMOs
- India: Addressing non-GMO cotton seed supply
Issue 12 : June 2011
Headlines:
- Biodiversity
- Soil
- Water
- Climate Change
- Rural Development
- Country of Origin
- Trade Relations
- Market Growth
- Consumer Awareness
Issue 11 : May 2011
Headlines:
- Chetna case study out now
- Interview with Atila Ertem
- India: Special feature on Indian agriculture
- Latin America: Regional activities
- Africa: A report on alternatives to endosulfan
- Africa: new technique introduced to Beninese organic cotton farmers
- Farm Insights – Pink Bollworm feature
Issue 10 : April 2011
Headlines:
- Food, fibre, beauty compendium out now
- Special report from Japan
- Interview with Philipp Meister, adidas Group
- India: organic in the Orissa Region
- Latin America: Regional activities
- Africa: prices, payments and election in Benin
- Meet Zakaria Ouedraogo, Couleurs du Sahel
- Warm welcome to Hanna Denes
Issue 09 : March 2011
Headlines:
- Textile Exchange Farm Hub goes live!
- GOTS version 3 released
- Interview with Keith Tyrell, Director, PAN UK
- Highlights from Latin America
- Cotton stalks: waste or resource for India?
- Interview with Pedro Rodriguez Rivera, Peru
- GM in Burkina Faso: is it the answer?
- Meet Lazare Yombi, organic specialist
- Fond farewell to Doraliz Aranda
Issue 08 : February 2011
Headlines:
- Launch of Cotton Briefings 2011
- Introduction to certification
- Interview with Eng. Felipe Yupa Vereau
- Organic cotton project in SE Anatolia
- India – impact of dye houses on the Noyyal
- Latin America – supporting small business in Brazil on sustainability journey
- Africa – marketing workshop in Benin
- Meet Jacqueline Shaw, fashion student
- Farm Insights – latest research
Issue 07 : January 2011
Headlines:
- 5th Farm and Fibre Report Published
- Soil & More International
- Diary from the bioRe Open Day
- Insights from Patrick Hohmann, bioRe
- Getting to know Alexander Grisar, SOCiLA, Latin America
- NOGAMU project update
- Farm Insights – latest research
- Sustainable Textiles Seminar in Turkey
Issue 06 : December 2010
Headlines:
- Uganda’s organic cotton journey
- Meet an organic farmer
- Root Capital’s rural finance
- Latin America update from 3 countries
- India – new TRACENET system
- Special report from OBEPAB
- Focus on Tanzania’s value chain
- Grolink Training Course
Issue 05 : November 2010
Headlines:
- Launch of Textile Exchange
- Talking with Olga Segovia, Aratex
- New feature ‘Nice to meet you’
- Highlights from Textile Exchange Annual Conference
- Spotlight on Turkey
- Introducing... “Meet the Farmer”
Issue 04 : October 2010
Headlines:
- London Fashion Week
- Talking with the team at hessnatur
- Khadi cotton – India’s pride
- Colombia launches organic cotton
- Workshop in Benin, West Africa
- Out and about – festivals in the UK
- Organic Exchange Annual Conference
- A closer look at OE Farm Engagement
Issue 03 : September 2010
Headlines:
- Launch of farm resource directory
- Talking with Patrick Hohmann, Remei
- Keeping GMO out of organic
- News from the Regions
- OE release two new reports
- Farmers’ Portal- gateway to Farm & Fibre Survey
Issue 02 : August 2010
Headlines:
- Launch of Agrocel case study
- Talking with Christina Boecker, Sekem
- Peruvian Organic at Italian Fair
- Growing fresh vegetables organically
- A National Fibre Policy for India
- New GMO guidelines
- Annual Farm and Fibre survey
Issue 01 : July 2010
Headlines:
- Welcome to our first edition
- Meet the Farm Engagement Team
- Who we are and what we do
- Regional roundup
- Dates for diaries