Overview
The Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) delivers outcomes in cotton research, development and extension (RD&E) for the Australian cotton industry.
A partnership between the Commonwealth Government and cotton growers, CRDC exists to grow the sustainable future of cotton through innovation with impact. We deliver world-class RD&E outcomes for the cotton industry through thought leadership, innovation, adoption and collaboration.
Cotton growers are at the heart of what we do: they determine our RD&E priorities and co-fund our research through a grower levy, matched by Commonwealth contributions.
Our growers, and the cotton they produce, are a major contributor to the nation's economic, environmental and social fabric.
Australian cotton is recognised as one of the most resource-efficient cotton production systems globally, supported by decades of RD&E. Compared to 1992, Australian cotton growers now use 97 per cent less pesticides, 52 per cent less water, and 34 per cent less land to grow one bale of cotton.
The cotton industry supports employment across rural and regional communities, many of which rely on cotton for their economic viability. Each year, Australia grows enough high-quality natural fibre to clothe around 500 million people.
Innovative and adaptive growers, supported by RD&E and world-leading researchers, have driven Australian cotton’s success. CRDC’s role is to continue driving this success through RD&E. Read more about our investments in Research & Development.
Our headquarters are in Narrabri NSW (one of the major centres of cotton growing in Australia), and we have team members based across Australia's cotton growing valleys.
Our Purpose
Grow the sustainable future of cotton through innovation with impact.
Our Mission
Deliver world-class RD&E outcomes for the cotton industry through thought leadership, innovation and adoption through collaboration and partnership.
Our Values
Bold, collaborative, future-focused and trusted.
Our Acknowledgement of Country
CRDC acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands of Australia’s cotton communities, and recognises their enduring connection to the land and waterways that sustain us. We value the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have cared for this country for thousands of years. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all First Nations peoples today.
