CottonConnect and the International Cotton Advisory Committee will jointly undertake a series of projects.

The partnership, covering an initial period of a year, represents the primary common interest between the two organisations. Since ICAC is the only intergovernmental association representing 25 cotton producing, consuming, and trading countries worldwide, it can serve as a valuable learning platform for CottonConnect to learn through discussions on cotton issues of international significance.

CottonConnect can learn from ICAC and build on the sustainability component of cotton production, thus improving the progress and development of cotton sectors across its regions. ICAC can also learn from CottonConnect’s extensive experience and share it with other members across the globe.

ICAC's privileged relationships with major players afford it access to leading cotton researchers and scientists across the globe, who understand cotton from the field to the consumer. The CottonConnect network stands to benefit greatly from these innovations and can take advantage of those that are practical and feasible to implement. ICAC member countries may also benefit from CottonConnect's innovations in cotton.

Formed in 1939, the ICAC is an association of cotton producing, consuming and trading countries. CottonConnect helps improve the sustainability of global textile supply chains, thereby enabling producers and raw material farmers to work more responsibly and enjoy better livelihoods.