Cotton Australia is the key representative body for the Australian cotton growing industry.
It helps the industry work together to be world competitive, sustainable and also tell the good news about the industry’s achievements. Cotton Australia determines and drives the industry’s strategic direction, retaining its strong focus on R&D, promoting the value of the industry, reporting on its environmental credibility, and implementing policy objectives in consultation with its stakeholders.
Cotton Australia works to ensure an environment conducive to efficient and sustainable cotton production. It has a key role in Best Management Practices (BMP), an environmental management program for growers. This work has seen a significant improvement in the environmental performance of the industry, with huge improvements in water use efficiency, significant reductions in pesticide use, and millions of dollars invested into R&D.
In short, Cotton Australia:
- Helps growers be the best farmers they can be through information, advice and support
- Builds relationships with key decision makers (politicians and media) in order to improve community acceptance of the Australian cotton industry
- Works closely with Cotton Grower Associations and other industry bodies
- Encourages a cohesive and progressive cotton industry throughout the supply chain
- Provides grower driven feedback on research to the Cotton Research and Development Corporation
- Believes in environmentally sustainable water and land use
