This led to the first smallholder cotton farmers in China receiving BCI verification in 2014. With the on-going success of the cotton programme, Solidaridad launched a project sponsored by the Walmart Foundation to promote gender empowerment among cotton farmers in 2014. Solidaridad is now looking beyond certification towards making a significant investment of effort in innovation and technology, aiming to significantly improve water efficiency, gender empowerment and community development in cotton production.
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