FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON COTTON

October 27th, 2017 – Sáenz Peña, CHACO, Argentina

8.00 a.m. / Registration
9.00 a.m. / Opening Ceremony
9.30 a.m. / New technologies in cotton genetics in Argentina / Mauricio Tcac
INTA EEA Sáenz Peña (National Institute of Agricultural Technology, Agricultural Experiment Station Sáenz Peña)
Alberto Prina
Institute of Genetics of CICVyA (Research Center in Veterinary and Agronomic Sciences) , INTA Castelar
10.30 a.m. / Organization of the cotton sector in the United States / Allen Terhaar
(United States)
Former Vicepresident of the National Cotton Council of the United States
11.30 a.m. / Coffee break
11.45 a.m. / Organization of the cotton sector in Brazil. ABR (Responsible Brazilian Cotton) and BC (Better Cotton Initiative) programs. Experiences of their application in Brazil. / Marcio Portocarrero
(Brazil)
Executive Director of the Brazilian Association of Cotton Producers (ABRAPA), Brasilia
12.45 p.m. / Lunch
1.30 p.m. / Presentation of scientific studies about cotton
2.30 p.m. / World market outlook for cotton and textiles. USA. / Dr. M. Dean Ethridge
(United States)
Managing Director of the Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute (former International Textile Center), Department of Plant & Soil Science, Texas Tech University
3.30 p.m. / Situation of the cotton sector in Argentina / Alberto Maria – MARFRA company – Chaco - Argentina
4.30 p.m. / Coffee break
4.45 p.m. / Towards the Strategic Plan of Cotton. Other sectors’ successful experiences. / Corporación Vitivinícola Argentina (Argentine Wine Production Association)
5.45 p.m. / Closing Ceremony