Australian Cotton Research Institute, Narrabri
The Australian Cotton Research Institute (ACRI) is home of Industry & Investment NSW's (I&I NSW) Centre of Excellence for Cotton, Pulses and Oilseed Improvements.
Located between Narrabri and Wee Waa - in the middle of New South Wales's main cotton production areas - ACRI is owned by I&I NSW. The facilities are shared with the Cotton Catchment Communities Cooperative Research Centre (Cotton CRC) and the CSIRO Divisions of Plant Industry and Ecosystem Services (Cotton Research Unit).
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Facts and figures 2011
I&I NSW Staff
Total staff: 48
Professional I&I NSW staff
Total: 14
In Research: 7
In Extension: 3
Technical Officers: 8
Outputs
Workshops/Field Days: 37
Journal publications: 13
Other statistics
Land area: 277ha
Alliances: 25
Postgraduate students: 7
Overseas project: 3
Labs with NATA or ISO certification: 4