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India Key StatisticsBetter Cotton Uptake

August 19th, 2014

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India Numbers & Volumes

2013/14 2014/15 Forecast

# farmers 145000 240000

Area (ha) 236000 415000

Lint Quantity 160,000 315000

20’ foot container cotton

8000 15750

20’ container of Yarn (combed yarn)

5600 11025

Figures are rounded.

Key Stakeholders - Relationship

Implementing Partner

Farmer

Field Facilitator

Producer Unit

Organization working at the

grassroots level with farmers.

Approx. 3500 farmers in a

producer unit.

One Field Facilitator

handles around 350 farmers.

Only 40 farmers in a learning

group

Ginner Uptake overview 4 years

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Registered Gins Better Cotton Licenced (Lint MT)

Better Cotton Bought by Gins (Lint MT)

Gin Uptake Rate*

6 10,230 1,622

16%

56

38,280

23,057

60%

76

104,940

46,239

44%

75

160,000

80,745 50%

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

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Indian – Spin Uptake

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No. of Spinners 74 (Including Pending)

Cotton Purchased(as on 19th Aug’14)

39000 MT Lint

India (96.5%)

Pakistan (1.8%)

CMIA (1.7%)

Ginner – 72%

Trader – 28%

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Membership SnapshotAugust - 2014

Total members 131

Including in pipeline

Engagements with R&B’s in India

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» Monthly up-date of BC Inventory positions of Ginners & Spinners.

» 1 to 1 Meeting with R&B’s India office for Identifying possible Support BCI can provide. (H&M, M&S, Nike, Sainsbury’s, Adidas, Vf, Lindex, Axestore, Walmart, LF (TH), Tesco)

» Supply Chain Mapping to identify gaps between BC & Existing Chain. (Trying to get the information)

» Participating in the Suppliers meets of Retailers (Vf)

» Training to staff and identified Garments & Fabric Mills. (Tesco, Lindex, Sainsbury’s, Vf)

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