Cotton Catchment Communities Cooperative Research Centre (CCCCRC)

The Cotton Catchment Communities CRC is an industry partnership leading research, education and commercialisation in the Australian cotton industry. The Cotton CRC aims to provide innovative knowledge to stimulate economic, social and environmental outcomes at farm, regional and national levels.

CCCCRC website

Options for irrigators, community impacts

See article on Impact of drought on Wee Waa- Social and economic impacts

Listen to  ccccrc1.mp3 and answer the following questions.

• What options exist for irrigators
• How do cotton prices and returns impact on management
• What have been the community impacts of drought

Structural adjustment, changing role of CRC, Resources, Extension, Skills, Corporations

Listen to  ccccrc2.mp3 and answer the following questions.

• How do farms respond to structural adjustment
• What is the role of the CCCCRC
• Why is cotton difficult to grow
• Why is the plasticity of the plant important
• What effect has the drought had on research
• What is the lfe of the CRC
• What were the two previous CRCs and how has the role of CRCs changed
• How are projects selected
• What are some of the resources developed by the CRC and how often are they reviewed
• What role does extension support play
• What is the biggest issue confronting the industry apart from water
• What role do corporations play?

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