Two textile companies in Peru, yarn producer Filasur and finished garment manufacturer Textil del Valle, have said they plan to expand a programme that involves replacing coca plants with organic cotton.

The partners launched the programme, which they have called ‘Algodón de Vida’ (or ‘Life-giving Cotton’), in 2020 across an area covering 2,000 hectares in the northern department of San Martín, in the upper part of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest.

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