Who We Are
The concept of an International Cotton Researchers Association (ICRA) was the initiative of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), Washington DC, with the purpose of stimulating research collaboration across the world, including assistance with organizing World Cotton Research Conferences (WCRC).
To initiate ICRA, ICAC identified and appointed an Executive Committee of 15 members and Chairman in 2012.
ICRA Executive Committee
On the eve of World Cotton Research Conference-8 held from 03-07 October 2024 at Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Elections were held for the new members of ICRA, EC. The nominees presented their vision for ICRA before the general body assembly. The general body voted and elected the following members for the executive committee of ICRA.
Dr. Mohamed Negm
Egypt
Executive Member (Chair)
Dr Eric Hequet
USA
Executive Member
Dr Usha Rani Joshua
India
Executive Member
Dr. Nazife Ozkan
Turkey
Executive Member
Dr. Souzan Sanad
Egypt
Executive Member
Dr. Sandhya Kranthi
India
Executive Member
Dr. Ghorban Roshani
Iran
Executive Member
Dr. Martin Simasiku
Zambia
Executive Member
Dr. Ghulam Sarwar
Pakistan
Executive Member
Dr. Keshav Kranthi
India
Executive Member
Dr. Tahani Yousif Elagib
Sudan
Executive Member
Dr. Jodi Scheffler
USA
Executive Member
Dr. Khalid Abdullah
Pakistan
Executive Member
Dr MV Venugopalan
India
Executive Member
Dr Felix Sawadogo
Kenya
Executive Member
Dr Marcelo Paytas
Argentina
Executive Member
Dr Alex Mungai
Kenya
Executive Member
