Ben Tre, Vietnam – August 15, 2024 – Dr. Jelfina C. Alouw, the Executive Director of the International Coconut Community (ICC), recently attended a significant seminar in Ben Tre, Vietnam. The event, focusing on "Green and Sustainable Development Towards Net Zero in Ben Tre's Coconut Industry," highlighted the strategic importance of coconut cultivation as a key solution in the global fight against climate change. The seminar underscored Vietnam's commitment to prioritizing coconut as one of the ten key plants for climate adaptability and one of the top five for carbon sequestration.
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The Secretariat of the International Coconut Community as the host organization of the International Coconut Genetic Network, organized the 39th COGENT Steering Committee Meeting back-to-back with the COCOTECH meeting that took place on July 26, 2024 in Westin Hotel, Surabaya, Indonesia. This meeting was convened on a hybrid platform with the theme of Unlocking the Transformation pathways of COGENT under ICC, for furthering its efficiency and vitality as the times change. This meeting was successfully organized via physical participation of the newly designated COGENT focal persons of the nineteen ICC member countries and some of the team leaders of the... read more
Moving on from the topic of the versatility of the coconut usefulness and benefits explored on the 2nd day of the COCOTECH, on the 3rd day 15 prominent speakers in 3 consecutive sessions shared their extensive knowledge and experience in the coconut sector.
Resource speakers in the 7th session discussed the global market trend and prospect, fair trade and market sustainability, empowering small farmers and women, social enterprises, opportunities and challenges. The first speaker was Dr. Julian Conway McGill, Managing Director, Glenauk Economics, Malaysia presented “Economic Perspective on Sustainable Coconut Market Expansion and Trade Enhancement”.
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