GOTS organic cotton certification planting requirements

GOTS organic cotton certification planting requirements are the prerequisite for passing the certification audit. As the GOTS organic cotton certification audit has become more and more stringent this year, the pass rate is relatively low. Therefore, suppliers and factories must be fully prepared. Let's take a look at the relevant knowledge about GOTS organic cotton certification planting requirements.

Before understanding the planting requirements of GOTS organic cotton certification, let’s first look at what organic cotton is. The concept of organic cotton:

The term organic cotton is a direct translation from the English word Organic Cotton. It is also called ecological cotton or biological cotton in other foreign languages. There is no unified standard for organic cotton (Organic Cotton) in the world. Organic cotton is produced in fields that have stopped using chemical fertilizers and pesticides for more than three years in agricultural production. Organic fertilizers, biological pest control, and natural farming management are the main methods. Chemically synthesized fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators and other substances are no longer used. Genetically engineered organisms and their products are also not used. From seeds to agricultural products, the cotton is produced naturally and pollution-free. The "Agricultural Product Safety and Quality Standards" promulgated by various countries or WTO/FAO are used as the measurement standard. The content of toxic and harmful substances such as pesticides, heavy metals, nitrates, and harmful organisms (including microorganisms, parasite eggs, etc.) in cotton is controlled within the limits specified by the standards, and the certified commercial cotton is obtained.

GOTS organic cotton certification planting requirements are:

Farm and Land Requirements:

1. Environmental requirements: Organic bases must be located in areas where the air, water and soil are not polluted, and there are no factories or other pollution sources around them. At the same time, they must avoid contamination from genetically modified crops. Some have also proposed that there should be no industrial pollution within a radius of 200 square kilometers where organic crops are grown.

2. Scope of certification: land that needs to be certified.

3. Conversion period:

The transition from conventional production to organic production requires a conversion period, which is generally three years before the first crop to be certified is harvested. During the conversion period, operations must be carried out in full compliance with organic production requirements. Crops grown in the fields after one year of organic conversion can be certified as organic conversion crops, and their products can be sold as organic conversion period products. Related recommendations: >>> GOTS Global Organic Textile Certification Standard

In addition to the above requirements, GOTS organic cotton certification also has certain requirements for pesticides, heavy metals, nitrates, harmful organisms, etc. If you want to pass the GOTS organic cotton certification, you must meet these requirements.