Khimjibhai Ranchod


Khimjibhai Ranchod lives in Gujarat state of India with his extended family. He plants cotton and other grains crops on his farm. He has been following organic cotton farming since 4 years and has seen significant change in quality of the soil and his income.

Earlier he had to sell his cotton to agents at much lower price than the market price. He faced difficulties in getting paid on time by agents. Fair Trade movement has made a significant difference. He not only gets paid market price but gets paid on time. The fair trade premium has helped him to build a cowshed.

He says; I do not spend any money on pesticides now. I am able to save that money and use them for family.’ ‘Because of Fair Trade I do not have to sell my cotton to the agent. I now get paid for my crop immediately’.