Cotton Industry Development Law of 1998 (Republic Act No. 8486). Country/Territory Philippines Document type Legislation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act Merging The Philippine Cotton Corporation And The Cotton Research And Development Institute Into A Cotton Development Administration, Vesting It With Regulatory Powers And Appropriating Funds For The Purpose. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Agricultural commodities Textile plants/fibres Crops/grasses Plant production Planting material/seeds Research Institution Certification Data collection/reporting Subsidy/incentive Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia Abstract The merge of the Philippine Cotton Corporation (PCC) and the Cotton Research and Development Institute (CRDI) results in the institution of the Cotton Development Administration (CODA), whose tasks and functions are the improvement of the cotton industry and , accordingly, to the improving conditions of the cotton farmers of the Philippines. The CODA shall encourage cotton farming and sowing in suitable selected areas and in the proper seasons; it shall ensure the farmers' profitability, and the use of certified seeds; it shall endorse research and training and education in the field of cotton farming and producing; it shall encourage the marketing, trade, export and industrial processing of cotton; it shall assist and incentive all activities related to cotton production and industry and shall promulgate and enhance laws and regulations concerning cotton farming, producing and trading. Full text English