International Cotton Advisory Committee

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

WWW 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 are not members of the ICAC. All of the top five cotton exporting nations are members.
The International Cotton Advisory Committee along with private sector cotton organizations initiated the International Forum for Cotton Promotion 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.

Member states

Member nations and date joining: