This travel Scholarship supported Dr Robert Mensah, who was invited by the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC)and presented the topic “IPM is Key to Insecticide Management: Alternative Solutions for Insecticide Management in Cotton Crops” to the ICAC 77th Plenary Meeting on 6 December 2018. Dr Mensah’s presentation highlighted to the participants that over-reliance of synthetic insecticides to manage cotton pests worldwide has resulted in insecticide resistance, disruption of beneficial insect species, higher production costs and significant negative environmental impacts. Cotton industries worldwide require the development and adoption of alternative strategies and solutions for managing and controlling pests on cotton and other crops. Dr Mensah stressed that, although transgenic (Bt) cotton crops may be providing effective control for Helicoverpa spp., the development of sucking pest insect resistance to these crops remains a big threat.Attended and presented a paper at the 77th Plenary Meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC). The theme for the event was “Cotton Challenges: Smart and sustainable solutions”. The meeting was attended by 385 persons including 20 member governments, six International organizations and 15 non-member governments. The agenda of the meeting included six open sessions (including “World Café” interactive session), six breakout sessions and two plenary sessions. The meeting discussed World Cotton Production, future cotton textile demand, governments support to the world cotton sector, combating effects of Climate Change on cotton, mechanization, drones and robotics for small scale cotton farms, combating pest resistance to biotech cotton and pesticides, Biotechnology, Cotton by-products and Inter-governmental policies on cotton seed exchange.