International Cotton Advisory Committee

The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) is an association of governments of cotton producing, consuming and trading countries which acts as the international commodity body for cotton and cotton textiles.

International Cotton Advisory Committee
Comité Consultatif International du Coton
Comité Consultivo Internacional del Algodón
AbbreviationICAC/CCIC/CCIA
FormationSeptember 1939
TypeInternational commodity body
PurposeTrade and production
Headquarters Washington, DC, United States of America
Location
  • 1629 K Street NW, Suite 702, Washington, DC 20006 USA
Region served
World cotton industry
Membership
29 members
Official language
English, French, Spanish, summaries in Arabic and Russian
Chair of the Standing Committee
Mr Ali Tahir
Main organ
Standing Committee (4-5 meetings per year), ICAC Secretariat
Budget
About US$2 million
Staff
Nine
Websitewww.icac.org

Structure and history

Founded at the International Cotton Meeting in Washington, DC in 1939, the ICAC advocates for cotton producing nations, publishes studies and technical information on the cotton industry, and holds an annual Plenary Meeting of member states. While most of the world's cotton producing nations are members, two of the ten largest producers (The People's Republic of China and Turkmenistan) are not members of the ICAC. All of the top five cotton exporting nations are members.

The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) along with private sector cotton organizations initiated the International Forum for Cotton Promotion (IFCP) in 2000. The IFCP serves as a forum and clearinghouse for the exchange of proven cotton promotion techniques. The IFCP facilitates domestically focused and domestically funded cotton promotion programs.[1]

Member states

Member nations and date joining:[2]

  1.  Argentina May 1946
  2.  Australia May 1946
  3.  Bangladesh February 1917
  4.  Brazil September 1939
  5.  Burkina Faso October 1997
  6.  Cameroon August 1969
  7.  Chad March 1967
  8.  Cote d'Ivoire Auguast 1973
  9.  Egypt September 1939
  10.  European Union May 2017
  11.  India Sept 1939
  12.  Kazakhstan Sept 2006
  13.  Kenya July 2007
  14.  Korea (Republic of Korea) Mar 1954
  15.  Mali July 1996
  16.  Mozambique Sept 2010
  17.  Nigeria Sept 1972
  18.  Pakistan Jul 1948
  19.  Russia Feb 1962 (as USSR: Sept 1939)
  20.  South Africa July 1991
  21.  Sudan Sept 1939
  22.   Switzerland Jan 1951
  23.  Taiwan Feb 1963
  24.  Togo Sept 1999
  25.  Turkey Nov 1947
  26.  Uganda Nov 1962
  27.  United States Sept 1939
  28.  Uzbekistan Sept 1992
  29.  Zimbabwe Apr 1991

See also

References
  1. A., A.A. Terhaar Allen (2003-12-01). "The international forum for cotton promotion". 34 (12). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. member_countries_september_2010.pdf Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine, icac.org
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