This standard covers the purchase and sale of seed cotton.
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.
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).
This product-specific standard applies to small-scale producer organizations as explained here. Together, the Fairtrade Standard for Small-scale Producer Organizations and the product standard above define the terms of trade. Please read both documents for further guidance.
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.