Services:

Comprehensive trading by laws approved by Govt. of India. Arbitration facilities for redressal of trade dispute representing various issues of Farmers/trade to State/Central Govt. Conducting surveys on cotton crop and fixing standards for cotton. Appointment of authorised controllers / organise spot trading and trade seminars of National / International.

• Publication of fortnightly “ICF newsletter” and other Govt,. circulars and re-printing of publications, beneficial to cotton trade and industry.
• Represent the interest of its members, lobbying and promotion of its members.
• Library having important books and magazines on cotton.
• Cotton fibre testing and intensive full-time training to graduates – a certificate course of 6 months.
• Fixations of Daily Room Rates for various varieties of cotton grown in India.
• Developmental activities in the area of improving the quality of cotton by conducting studies in india and abroad in modernising Ginning & Pressing Technology, Cotton Marketing through Agricultural Market Yards.
• Conducting various programs and seminars on cotton. – National & International
• Providing laboratory facilities for testing various fibre properties of cotton at nominal cost. For this purpose, a latest state-of-the-art High Volume Instrument Testing Facility is available which ensures accurate and prompt results.
• Facilities for impartial quality survey and settlement of disputes by Arbitration under the bye-laws of ICF.
• Representing various problems of cotton growers, trade and industry to State and Central Government.
• Providing information on matters of interest and crop reports to cotton trade and industry.
• Conducting periodic survey of cotton crop and publication of various reports on crop.
• Preparation of standards for varieties of cottons grown in India, jointly with the East India Cotton Association, Mumbai.
• Appointment of Authorised Controllers by the Association.
• Organising Spot Trading in cotton for the convenience of cotton Buyers and Sellers.
• Conducting a study on the feasibility of pledge based financing for cotton purchase through Banking Channel.
• Development or Model Cotton Farm for best farm practices, propagation of Contract Farming in Cotton and Modernisation of Ginning & Pressing Factories under various Government Schemes.
• We organise bi-yearly All India Cotton Conference of stake holders since 2012 for the benefit of interacting each others problems.