Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade (DITT) of the Northern Territory Government is the
lead agency engaged in cotton research, development and extension in the Territory. DITT is
currently concluding Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA)
funded ‘Potential for Broadacre Cropping in the Northern Territory’ project. Most recently,
CRCNA has approved DITT to lead ‘Addressing the Basics of Cropping-system for Sustainable
Growth of Agriculture Sector in the Northern Territory’ project for progressing cotton RD&E in
the Territory for next four years. Growing rain-fed cotton has been identified as a high value
broadacre cropping option for expanding agriculture in the Northern Territory.
The 2024 Australian Cotton Conference was held in the Gold Coast Queensland, at Gold Coast
Convention Centre from 6th to 8th August 2024. Attending the Australian Cotton Conference
was an excellent opportunity for DITT team Staci Stanley and Saeedeh Taghadomi-Saberi to
engage in cotton RD&E.
Staci, Shah and Simon attendance was sponsored by DITT (CRCNA - Project) and The Cotton
Research and Development Corporation (CRDC). The conference presented an opportunity for
DITT team to establish networks/connections, exchange information, ideas, and discuss the
latest advances from the world of cotton science and production with national and international
cotton RD&E stakeholders and learn from their experiences.