Objectives:
- Increasing cotton yield in the member countries through research collaboration and exchange of scientific knowledge, success stories and new technologies.
- Providing a data base on cotton research and other related issues concerning cotton production in the region to be used by the member countries.
- Increasing the knowledge of cotton experts and scientists through implementation of collaborative research activities and holding training workshops on cotton related issues.
- Establishing close cooperation with other research networks on cotton in the world (such as Mediterranean Cotton Research Network).
Missions:
- Establishing regional collaboration for improving cotton production technology in Asia and North Africa through research, workshops and training programs.
- Establishment of an information management system on cotton
- Exchange of germplasm
- Publication of INCANA Newsletter and Success Stories
- Organizing conferences, workshops and training courses
- Organizing the Annual Meetings of the Network Steering Committee in member countries
Priorities:
- Water management and increasing water use efficiency.
- Development of early maturing varieties tolerant to drought, salinity and biotic stresses.
- Integrated pest management and decreasing pesticide use.
- Cotton quality and technology.
- Weed management.
- Nutrient (both micro and macro) management.
- Growth regulators.
- Hybrid and transgenic cotton.
- Mechanization and farm management.
- Increasing crop productivity and intensity of cropping system.
- Economics and marketing.
E-mail: webmanager@cottonnetwork.org