This product-specific standard applies (whole or in part) to contract production organizations as explained here. Together, the Fairtrade Standard for Contract Production and the product standard above define the terms of trade. Please read both documents for further guidance.
Fibre crops (including cotton)
Product Standard for Contract Production
This standard covers the purchase and sale of seed cotton.
For Contract Production organizations, only cotton from India and Pakistan are covered.
Fibre crops (including cotton) / Plantas para fibras (incluyendo algodón) / Les plantes à fibres (incl. coton)
EN | Fairtrade Standard for Fibre Crops
ES | Criterio de Comercio Justo Fairtrade para Plantas para Fibras (Algodón sin Desmotar)
FR | Standard du Commerce Equitable Fairtrade pour les plantes à fibres (le coton-graine)
This standard covers the purchase and sale of seed cotton.
For the sections under certification and traceability (only), the standard also covers any processed products and derivatives.
The standard also covers secondary products and their derivatives.
For Contract Production, only cotton from India and Pakistan is covered.
Seed Cotton is the seeds and fibre of all commercially-grown species of the cotton plant: Gossypium hirsutum (upland cotton), Gossypium herbaceum and Gossypium arboreum as well as Gossypium barbadense (e.g. PIMA, Giza).
Does your company want to trade this Fairtrade product?
Aspects of this product standard also apply to companies that wish to trade with producers. The product standard above works in conjunction with the Fairtrade Trader Standard to outline the terms of trade for this product.