Traid blog
02 / 08 / 21
Securing Benin’s organic cotton future
02 / 08 / 21
This project marks the first textile related project TRAID funded back in 2009, and a long-term commitment to expanding organic cotton production in Benin which has seen us invest over one million pounds. Today, organic cotton farmers in Benin formerly growing with toxic pesticides, have transformed their lives, wealth, health and local environment, and that of their families and wider…
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29 / 07 / 21
Consolidating Sustainable Cotton in Ethiopia
29 / 07 / 21
TRAID has supported PAN Ethiopia and PAN UK since 2012 to reduce and end Ethiopian cotton farmer's dependency on hazardous pesticides. To date we have committed £586,921 - over half a million pounds - to empower Ethiopian cotton farming communities formerly using expensive dangerous chemicals, to manage crops naturally. Today, over 2,000 farmers have significantly improved their yields, health, wealth…
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10 / 10 / 18
Reimagining Bangladesh’s Fabric Waste
10 / 10 / 18
Of the fabric used in Bangladesh’s garments sector, about a quarter is wasted, according to Reverse Resources (2017). This represents a staggering 350,000 tonnes of cloth which potentially ends up being dumped or burnt. However, a ‘backyard garment sector’ has emerged in Saidpur, a rural region in the north west of Bangladesh. Here, an estimated 500 small businesses have sprung…
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