International Cotton Advisory Committee

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:
 * 1) 🇦🇷 Argentina     May 1946
 * 2) 🇦🇺 Australia     May 1946
 * 3) 🇧🇩 Bangladesh     February 1917
 * 4) 🇧🇷 Brazil        September 1939
 * 5) 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso  October 1997
 * 6) 🇨🇲 Cameroon       August 1969
 * 7) 🇹🇩 Chad           March 1967
 * 8)  Cote d'Ivoire August 1973
 * 9) 🇪🇬 Egypt         September 1939
 * 10) 🇪🇺 European Union May  2017
 * 11) 🇮🇳 India        Sept 1939
 * 12) 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan     Sept 2006
 * 13) 🇰🇪 Kenya        July 2007
 * 14)  Korea (Republic of Korea)          Mar 1954
 * 15) 🇲🇱 Mali           July 1996
 * 16) 🇲🇿 Mozambique      Sept 2010
 * 17) 🇳🇬 Nigeria         Sept 1972
 * 18) 🇵🇰 Pakistan        Jul 1948
 * 19) 🇷🇺 Russia		Feb 1962 (as USSR: Sept 1939)
 * 20) 🇿🇦 South Africa    July 1991
 * 21) 🇸🇩 Sudan           Sept 1939
 * 22) 🇨🇭 Switzerland     Jan 1951
 * 23) 🇹🇼 Taiwan          Feb 1963
 * 24) 🇹🇬 Togo            Sept 1999
 * 25) 🇹🇷 Turkey          Nov 1947
 * 26) 🇺🇬 Uganda          Nov 1962
 * 27) 🇺🇸 United States  Sept 1939
 * 28) 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan      Sept 1992
 * 29) 🇿🇼  Zimbabwe        Apr 1991