International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC)

HISTORY AN PRESENT STATUS

ICAC is an international, intergovernmental organization of countries with an interest in the commodity cotton. The aims of ICAC are: to monitor developments affecting the world cotton situation; disseminate statistics on world cotton production, trade, consumption, stocks and prices; advise member states of measures considered suitable and practicable for the furtherance of international collaboration, with due regard to maintaining and developing a sound world cotton economy.

South Africa is a member of ICAC. In 1996 ICAC approached South Africa to look into the possibility to move its Head quarters from the USA to South Africa. A decision against this was taken since the USA did not withdraw from ICAC and it was felt that South Africa is too far removed from the cotton markets.

OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND COOPERATING ORGANISATIONS

Department of Agriculture