Turkey to produce 13,000 tons of cotton under BCI in 2013

摘要

The Turkey Cotton Association (IPUD) has set the target of producing 13,000 tons of cotton for the 2013 harvest period under the standards of the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) which are being launched this year in the country. In order to achieve this goal, the Aydin, Izmir, Bursa, Adana, Gaziantep, Mardin, Sanliurfa and Sirnak regions in the country have planned to cultivate about 8,000 hectares of land, with the help of 7 organizations such as the IPUD, the National Cotton Council, Taris Cotton Association, the Sanko Textile and Apparel Exporters Association of Istanbul, Izmir Mercantile Exchange, Textile Employers' Association of Turkey and Turkey Union of Chambers of Agriculture, who would work with around 310 cotton producers in the country.