On the occasion of the ICAC Plenary meeting in Izmir, Turkey the Expert Panel on Social, Environmental and Economical Performance of Cotton (SEEP) got together. The Bremen Cotton Exchange was represented by Ms. Elke Hortmeyer.
As there is only few information on cotton production that allow an ecological, economical and social evaluation of the sector the international task force had been established a few months ago with representatives from Australia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, France, Germany, India, Switzerland, Taiwan and the USA.On the occasion of the ICAC Plenary meeting in Izmir, Turkey the Expert Panel on Social, Environmental and Economical Performance of Cotton (SEEP) #
The initial meeting in Lubbock, Texas had been followed be the second one in Izmir now to develop a precise identification of the terms of reference as this was considered as necessary with a view to a production of 25 million tonnes of cotton in approximately 80 countries.
The three areas of interest for SEEP are social, economical and ecological impact of cotton production. In the “social impact” area, the panel will commission a review of the existing literature and information available on the social impacts of cotton, with particular emphasis on employment and job creation, and labour and working conditions in cotton production.
For the purposes of manageability and costs, the panel proposed that the review focus on the top 10 producing countries, namely China (Mainland), India, USA, Pakistan, Brazil, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Greece, Syria and Burkina Faso.
The output of the analysis will include a list of social impacts, a summary of the principal sources of information, an evaluation of the quality of the data and an assessment of the scope of the existing data and a gap analysis, including suggestions where greater information and research is required.
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