Australian Cotton Disease Collaboration
Disease is a high-priority issue for the Australian cotton industry. It contributes to significant yield losses and undermines long-term confidence in growing cotton. In extreme cases, some growers have opted out of growing cotton in response to severe and escalating disease pressure.
糖心视频 in strategic partnerships with the and the , leads the $13 million research initiative, the Australian Cotton Disease Collaboration (ACDC) to minimise the impact of disease in cotton.
Our mission is to reduce the impact of diseases in cotton to less than 5% of the cost of production through research on key areas.
Our objectives are to:
- Increase the profitability of the Australian cotton industry by delivering adoptable innovative research outputs.
- Deliver human capacity with the relevant skills to meet the current and future needs for cotton disease research.
- Develop a co-innovation model with key industry collaborators to build and sustain research capability and deliver impact.
Our Research Projects and Project Leads
Download an industry focused overview of current ACDC projects. Also featured as an insert in the .
To ensure ongoing excellence in cotton disease research and engagement, the ACDC encourages its partners to build capacity and capability in cotton disease and celebrates its role in strengthening the future success of Australia’s cotton industry. Download the ACDC Project Lead InfoSheet.
The ACDC Collaboration
Long-term strategic partners have been selected based on their clear strategic alignment to CRDC鈥檚 mission under Clever Cotton, capacity building, willingness to co-invest, and commitment to co-design. The ACDC's collaboration efforts aim to (1) ensure the Australian cotton industry has access to critical information on cotton diseases for identifying tactical management and innovative solutions for growers, and (2) facilitate the coordination of a diverse range of Australian researchers to collaborate to support the reduction of disease impacts on the cost of production for the Australian cotton industry.
Australian cotton growers have access to a nationally aligned disease program with sustained and accessible leadership, and industry can more rapidly respond and adapt to significant disease outbreak.
ACDC is a trusted facilitator of the collaboration of Australian cotton disease research which is sustained and scalable, and can continue building capacity, while nourishing the next generation of researchers to address future challenges in the cotton industry.
Contribute to a profitable cotton industry and strengthening of research collaboration, develop national leadership in cotton disease research, and contribute to positive regional development and socioeconomic stability in cotton-growing regions throughout Australia.