Emergent Challenges Facing the Cotton Value Chain

Registration for the 72^nd Plenary Meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee since 1939 is underway; go to www.ICAC.org.
 
The agenda of the meeting features five open sessions, six breakout sessions, plenary sessions and meetings of ICAC working groups on matters of subject matter specialty.
 
Open Sessions

• Interfiber Competition: Meeting the Challenge of Polyester
• Land Tenure and Implications for Agricultural Productivity
• Cultivating a New Crop of Entrepreneurs
• Making Women Visible: Gender Issues in Cotton
• Overcoming Stagnation in Cotton Yields

 Breakout Sessions:

• Making Cotton Trade More Efficient
• Extreme Weather: Facts and Policies
• Producing and Marketing Identity Cottons
• International Forum for Cotton Promotion
• Regional Trade Agreements and Implications for Cotton
• Textile Industry Challenges

 ICAC Working Groups

• Task Force on Identity Cottons
• Expert Panel on SEEP
• Private Sector Advisory Panel (PSAP)
• Task Force on Competitive Challenges
• Round Table for Biotechnology in Cotton
• International Forum for Cotton Promotion
• Task Force on CSITC

 Interaction and Regional Consultations

• World Café: Challenges Facing Cotton
• World Café: Results and Discussion
• Regional Caucus Meetings