Tti Labs Joins the BCI Members Field Trip on World Cotton Day 2026

From the cotton mela to the gin

Tti Labs was represented by Mr Naeem A. Butt, Executive Director of the Tti Labs Sustainability Center, and Mr Sheraz, Head of Marketing.

The day took members from a cotton mela to a working ginning factory.

Proving GMO-free claims, from seed to shelf

Tti Labs is approved by the Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) to screen cotton for genetically modified material.

The screening follows ISO/TS 5354-1 and -2:2024 and uses real-time PCR.

It helps supply chains certified to GOTS and OCS prove their GMO-free claims, from seed to shelf.

Before the day: a panel on certified cotton

On 3 October, Mr Butt spoke at Guardians of the White Gold, an online session by SAWiE Ecosystems.

The session covered certified cotton: standards, compliance and market access for global trade.

He joined Dr Muhammad Javed Hassan of the APTMA Cotton Foundation, Hafiz Muhammad Bakhsh of WWF-Pakistan and Dr Khalid Mahmood of SAWiE Ecosystems. Aiman Aziz of TRUE Cotton moderated.

For Pakistan’s farmers, spinners and exporters, a certificate is only as strong as the evidence behind it.

Tti Labs thanks SAWiE Ecosystems for bringing the conversation together.