The BCI Regional Coordinators are the local representative for BCI and the first point of contact in that country for any partner enquiries. They prepare Implementing Partners to work with the Better Cotton System, advise on and monitor their activities during implementation. They facilitate the relationship with ginners and learning between different partners; coordinate the National Stakeholder Council and support BCI membership growth in that country.
Responsibilities
Regional Communication and stakeholder engagement:
1. Supporting BCI’s stakeholder engagement in Brazil with cotton producers (both large and small-scale cotton farming),
cotton farm workers, civil society, trade & industry (especially gins, traders and retailers), government and other
organisations.
2. Maintaining regular and accurate communication with BCI members and Implementing Partners in Brazil to ensure that the BCI and the Better Cotton System are well understood.
Implementation of the Better Cotton System:
3. Supporting the development of, and managing the implementation of the whole Better Cotton System in Brazil, from initial implementation programs to expansion. The main components include:
a) Production Principles and Criteria: Support needs assessments and gap analyses in implementation areas and
look to identify national long term needs to meet all Production Principles. Support may include the management of
consultant contracts, sharing of best practice and existing knowledge, and carrying out the gap analyses between
existing practices and the Production Principles and Criteria.
b) Enabling Mechanisms: Support the implementation of the BCI Enabling Mechanisms, designed to support farmers
grow Better Cotton. Support may include the management of consultants, coordination of meetings and facilitation of
relationships.
c) Farm Assessment: Provide support to farmers and Implementing Partners in the gathering and exchange of
information. Carry out 2nd Party Credibility Checks in the project areas; facilitate 3rd Party Verification, and decide on
the compliance of producers with the BCI Production Criteria.
d) Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning: Assist in the collection of social, environmental and economic results
indicators and manage the collection of other relevant Monitoring and Evaluation data
e) Supply Chain: Support the implementation of the Supply Chain for Better Cotton, and in particular facilitate the
relationships with, and activities of, ginners;
f) Information Sharing: facilitate the development of appropriate regional information on specific ways available to
farmers to address the Production Principles and Criteria: (i) identify material that already exists on best practices
used in the region; (ii) identify gaps that need to be filled; (iii) work with Implementing Partners to ensure that each
criteria has sufficient and appropriate information available; (iv) share the information developed or obtained by
Implementing Partners with BCI.
g) National Stakeholder Council: support the establishment and operation of the National Stakeholder Council for
Brazil.
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