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The US Cotton Trust Protocol is joining the TextileGenesis platform
US Cotton Trust Protocol says its cotton is to become the world s first sustainable cotton fibre to be tracked through the TextileGenesis platform.
TextileGenesis is a supply chain traceability platform for the fashion and textile industry, enabled by blockchain technology. Its Fibercoin traceability technology creates real-time traceability at article level from fibre-to-retail.
In combination with the existing Protocol Platform, developed by Memphis-based technology partner The Seam LLC, the TextileGenesis platform will allow the Protocol Credit Management System (PCMS) to record and verify the movement of US cotton fibre through the entire process by capturing and verifying article-level transactions between the multiple participants along the complete supply chain.
Clemson Public Service and Agriculture
Clemson soil nutrient management specialist Bhupinder Farmaha and master’s student Mitchell Rich study how utilizing cover crops and conservation tillage in cotton fields may be just what the doctor ordered for healthy soils. Three common strategies conservation tillage, diversified crop rotations and cover crops are used to improve soil health.
Earth’s population is expected to increase by more than 2 billion people by 2050 and, to help ensure there is enough food and fiber to go around, keeping soils healthy is crucial.
Bhupinder Farmaha, a soil nutrient management specialist at Clemson’s Edisto Research and Education Center, believes utilizing cover crops and conservation tillage in cotton may be just what the doctor ordered for healthy soils.
Growers considering enrolling in the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol or the Better Cotton Initiative sustainability-enhancement programs may be concerned about their third-party verification requirements.
But, unlike with IRS audits or other intrusive activities, the third-party verification requirements can benefit farmers rather than cause more headaches, according to two producers who have participated in both programs.
“On the Better Cotton Initiative or BCI side we’ve had a third-party verification, and it was painless,” said Jesse Flye, who farms in Poinsett County, Ark. “It’s not the IRS. It’s usually somebody in the cotton industry that’s a friend. In the long run, it’s beneficial. If there’s something you’re not doing, they will point out how to make it happen.
Helping growers understand the importance of sustainability-enhancement programs.
Nathan Reed and Jesse Flye have been doing their part to help educate clothing brand and retailer representatives about sustainable cotton production by inviting them to their farms and local gins.
Now, they’re also lending their efforts to help growers better understand the importance of their participation in sustainability-enhancement programs like the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol and the Better Cotton Initiative.
“Fortunately, I’ve been able through Cotton Incorporated, USDA and the National Cotton Council to have quite a bit of interaction with brands and retailers,” said Reed, who farms in Lee and St. Francis Counties in Arkansas. “I traveled to China and Dubai a couple of years ago to speak to cotton mill owners.