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.
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.
Member states
Member nations and date joining: May 1946 May 1946 February 1917 September 1939 October 1997 August 1969 March 1967 August 1973 September 1939 May 2017 Sept 1939 Sept 2006 July 2007 (Republic of Korea) Mar 1954 July 1996 Sept 2010 Sept 1972 Jul 1948 Feb 1962 (as USSR: Sept 1939) July 1991 Sept 1939 Jan 1951 Feb 1963 Sept 1999 Nov 1947 Nov 1962 Sept 1939 Sept 1992 Apr 1991
See also
Cotton: The international cotton trade
Textile manufacturing- Machine processing of cotton
International Year of Natural Fibres
References
A Profile of the ICAC, icac.org
Organizations established in 1939
International economic organizations
1939 establishments in Washington, D.C.