Fields that are certified organic but technically classified as non-organic may be flagged for investigation by responsible certification bodies. This could help prevent fraud before the cotton is harvested and enters the supply chain. Shim hopes the project will increase confidence in the integrity of the organic cotton supply chain through other means, such as identifying risks of contamination from genetically modified (GMO) cotton. “Knowing if there are GMO cotton fields near a community of organic cotton farmers can help with risk assessment and mitigation to prevent inadvertent contamination,” he says.
At the same time, many farmers are considered to practice organic farming even though they are not certified as such. This means, for example, that they do not use synthetic chemicals or fertilizers and have not gone through a costly and time-consuming paperwork and verification process. Engage in using the organic logo or earning price premiums associated with organic farming. Project planners say using remote sensing to detect farms that may fall into that category could help them qualify. Tim says one of his underlying goals of GOTS is to reduce barriers to sustainability and increase the participation of marginalized farmers.
“The ability to remotely identify so-called ‘non-certified organic’ cotton fields will make it easier to invite these farmers to join farm group projects to assist in the process of converting to certified organic. In addition, we will expand and train organic farming groups.” By supporting them, we can significantly reduce the cost of certification.”
They aim to distinguish between organic and organic. Transitioning to organic (1 to 3 years after starting organic practice). Natural (Uncertified or Nearly Organic). Non-GMO with high input. and GMOs. Although he is not yet sure if he can distinguish between all five categories, the list “presumably maps the range of environmental impacts (from low to high, respectively) based on chemical input. There are,” says Tim.
Co-financed by GOTS and the European Space Agency and in collaboration with German software developer Marple GmbH, the project builds on a feasibility test conducted in Uzbekistan in 2021 and will be built on India’s 3 It will be deployed in four different cotton-growing regions. . Potential future expansion includes use in other major cotton-producing regions such as Turquie and parts of Africa, as well as other fiber crops.
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