India Key Statistics Better Cotton Uptake August 19th, 2014 LEARN LEAD DRIVE THE CHANGE 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. LEARN LEAD DRIVE THE CHANGE INDIA 2014 Key Stakeholders - Relationship Only 40 farmers in a learning group Implementing Partner Organization working at the grassroots level with farmers. Farmer Field Facilitator Producer Unit Approx. 3500 farmers in a producer unit. One Field Facilitator handles around 350 farmers. Ginner Uptake overview 4 years 160,000 76 75 60% 56 104,940 44% 50% 80,745 46,239 38,280 16% 23,057 6 10,230 1,622 Registered Gins Better Cotton Licenced (Lint Better Cotton Bought by Gins MT) (Lint MT) 2010-11 LEARN LEAD 2011-12 2012-13 DRIVE THE CHANGE Gin Uptake Rate* 2013-14 INDIA 2014 Indian – Spin Uptake India (96.5%) Ginner – 72% Pakistan (1.8%) Trader – 28% CMIA (1.7%) No. of Spinners 74 (Including Pending) Cotton Purchased 39000 MT Lint (as on 19th Aug’14) LEARN LEAD DRIVE THE CHANGE INDIA 2014 Membership Snapshot August - 2014 Total members 131 Including in pipeline LEARN LEAD DRIVE THE CHANGE INDIA 2014 Engagements with R&B’s in India » 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) LEARN LEAD DRIVE THE CHANGE INDIA 2014 Thank you for your attention. LEARN LEAD DRIVE THE CHANGE INDIA 2014