ICC-COGENT Steering Committee (SC) members of Coconut Genetic Resources Network (COGENT) from across the globe met virtually on 13-15 October 2021. COGENT is one of the major programs of ICC since 2020. The objectives of organizing this year are to set the wheels in motion for finalizing a Roadmap towards a self-sustaining COGENT; discuss COGENT’s activities to date and its agenda until the end of the ACIAR grant period (30 June 2022), and beyond, provide technical and policy guidance to COGENT and to welcome Erlene Manohar as the new COGENT Coordinator.
The meeting was started with the welcome address by Dr.... read more
International Coconut Community (ICC) in collaboration with International Trade Centre (ITC) organized a webinar on “Coconut husk, Cocopeat and Activated Carbon” on 12 October 2021. The training is part of the MoU executed between ICC and the ITC with the purpose to establish a framework of engagement and cooperation between ITC and the ICC to develop mechanisms for transferring technology relating to value-added coconut products, under the project “Alliances for the Coconut Industry Development Expansion and Enhanced Support for the Caribbean”. 165 registrants attended the webinar.
This is the second of a series of training and webinar lined... read more
Mrs. Erlene C. Manohar has resumed office of ICC as the new ICC-COGENT Coordinator, who has recently stepped down from her long-serving post as Deputy Administrator from the Philippines Coconut Authority. She began her new post working initially remotely, on Monday 4th October 2021. The informal welcome and introduction to her induction on the day was attended by ICC’s executives and professional staffs; Dr. Carmel A. Pilotti, Associate Scientist, Coconut Genetic Resources, Fiji; Dr. Roland Bourdeix, Bioversity, France; Dr. Irene Kernot, Research Program Manager Horticulture, ACIAR, Australia.
Dr. Irene Kenot, ACIAR, delivered the welcome remarks. She expressed her appreciation to Ms.... read more
