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bioRe® Tanzania

bioRe® Tanzania. Presents. Organic Cotton Project in Meatu. Where it is. What it does . .....and how. bioRe® Tanzania is situated in the north-western part of Tanzania, near the region of Shinyanga. . The centre of the project lies in the town of Mwamishali in the district of Meatu. .

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bioRe® Tanzania

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  1. bioRe® Tanzania Presents

  2. Organic Cotton Project in Meatu

  3. Where it is

  4. What it does.....

  5. .....and how

  6. bioRe® Tanzania is situated in the north-western part of Tanzania, near the region of Shinyanga.

  7. The centre of the project lies in the town of Mwamishali in the district of Meatu.

  8. Cotton as a cash crop is the main means of income for farmers and their families

  9. 1994 - 1999 a private textile mill started a project to produce organicaly grown cotton in one village in Meatu district. • Remei AG, a Swiss company, dealing with yarn, supported the private textile mill‘s initiative and bought the organicaly grown cotton.

  10. 2000 Remei AG took over the project and transformed the project into the company bioRe Tanzania Ltd. • 2000 - 2002, GTZ PPP - Project assisted the new born company for two years with technical advisory service.

  11. Since the transformation periode (2000 - 2002), the organic cotton project has succussfully expanded.

  12. Mid September 2005 the new bioRe Centre was inaugurated

  13. Training supports Staff and Farmers

  14. On the trial farm agricultural practices and methodes are shown.

  15. bioRe  extension staff visits monthly all farmers and their fields

  16. Remarks on what works, what doesn‘t and why? Titel of this seminar

  17. Why bioRe Tanzania Ltd works?

  18. Support and development of a private initiative combined with technical expert advise (GTZ - PPP) created the base for a new company and new opportunities. bioRe Tanzania Ltd

  19. bioRe  is an umbrella brand for textile production, processes and services. bioRe  cotton cultivation and its subsequent processing into fibre, yarns, semifinished products and garments fulfill defined criteria for organic farming, fairness, ecology, quality and transparency at every production stage. These are the five bioRe  keys.

  20. bioRe Tanzania Cares One reason why it works

  21. The chain: an other reason

  22. The chain is flexible • The chain is reliable • The chain is strong • The chain is durable • The chain is stable • The chain is interconnecting • The chain has several not changing elements

  23. bioRe  Tanzania is one element in the textile chain, called partner .

  24. Kija Salumu Farmer, ID 85, an other partner in the textile chainsince 1995

  25. What is a textile chain? Who are the other partners?

  26. Textile Chain = bioRe Family Farmer bioRe Ltd Ginnery Spinning Knitting Dyeing Garments Clients Shop bioRe Trade Mark = Remei‘s Partner Management

  27. bioRe® Partner • worldwide, esp. • Switzerland • Italy • France • Germany bioRe ® : an integrated textile chain Coordination and controlling by Remei AG Cultivation/Ginning Spinning Processing Retail • bioRe® companies • India • Tanzania • approx. • 8`100 farmers • bioRe® Plattform • Germany • Switzerland • Czech Republic • Turkey • India • bioRe® Partner • India • Lithuania • Switzerland • In preparation: • Tanzania

  28. Auditing and certification of the whole bioRe® production textile chain Cultivation Ginning Spinning Knitting Dying Manufacturing • bio.inspecta • EU-RL 2092/91 • Cotton cultivation • Transparency • Fairness SA 8000 • Quality Management • SGS and other accredited quality providers • Transparency • Fairness SA 8000 • ZAP • Quality Management

  29. bioRe  cotton enterprises work with farmers and provide the raw material for bioRe  textiles. They are aimed both at strengthening farmers individually and at building up their communities.

  30. bioRe  integrates cotton growers as partners in a vertical chain linking them to the processing industry and to retail companies bioRe  gives marginalised farmers a face and therefore a sustainable market access.

  31. bioRe enterprises care and help farmers like Kija Salumu

  32. How?

  33. Promote organic farming • Dissemination of organic farming • Training and advisory services • Internal Control System (ICS), which ensures what is tought gets implemented • Certification promotes trust

  34. 2. Bring fairness in the operation • 5 year contract • Fixed cash premium above market price • Investement in processing and marketing infrastructure for cotton and food crops. • Participation and community building (share holders) • Labour standards (Human rights and ILO conventions)

  35. 3. Transparency and communication • Information strenghtens partners‘ trust and commitment

  36. 4. Quality • Product, only the very best • Management systems, including risk management

  37. 5. Economy • Operate in an economical manner to spare their partners‘ resources

  38. 5 other reasons why it works

  39. Without • Support • Fairness • Transparency and communication • Quality • Economy

  40. It wouldn‘t work Not only in private enterprises but also in countries and continents

  41. Thank you very much for your attention bioRe  Tanzania Ltd. www.remei.ch / www.biore.ch

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