By CAITLIN CROWLEY
AUSTRALIA's cotton industry is embarking on an ambitious plan to add $1 billion in new value to the sector over the next decade, starting by clawing back huge losses incurred by growers due to disease.
The Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) has committed to a $10 million, five-year initiative which will overhaul the nation's approach to cotton disease research, aiming to reduce the economic impact of diseases to less than five per cent of the cost of production by 2028.
The Australian Cotton Disease Collaboration will pool the resources and skills of a wide range of partners, which will be announced next month after expressions of interest close...
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