The Executive Director and Market Statistics Officer of the International Coconut Community (ICC) visited the offices of CIRAD in Montpellier, France, for a meeting with CIRAD leaders and researchers. The meeting took place on September 13, 2024, in the CIRAD meeting room.
Dr. Philippe Petithuguenin, Director of Research and Strategy at CIRAD, welcomed the ICC delegation, providing an overview of CIRAD’s role, mission, and ongoing activities. He emphasized the importance of strengthening collaboration between CIRAD and the ICC, particularly noting CIRAD’s readiness to facilitate a quarantine center for coconut germplasm exchange. This initiative is expected to stimulate the... read more
Rotterdam, Netherlands – September 10, 2024- The Executive Director and Market & Statistics Officer of the International Coconut Community (ICC) attended the 3rd Sustainable Vegetable Oils Conference (SVOC), held at the Rotterdam Ahoy Convention Center. Co-organized by the Netherlands Oils and Fats Industry (MVO) and the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC), this year’s event aimed to move beyond conventional trade shows and scientific forums by focusing on tangible solutions to address the industry's most urgent challenges.
In his opening remarks, Mr. Rizal Affandi Lukman, Secretary General of CPOPC, emphasized the critical role of vegetable... read more
Dr. Jelfina C. Alouw, Executive Director of the International Coconut Community (ICC), visited the International University, part of Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCMC), to observe the cutting-edge research being conducted in coconut tissue culture. This visit, part of her ongoing efforts to strengthen collaborations within the coconut industry, was particularly focused on the developments at the university’s Applied Biotechnology for Crop Development (ABCD) Research Unit.
Dr. Jelfina was warmly welcomed by TS. Lê Thị Vân Anh, a Researcher at the Center for Infectious Disease Research, and Tran Binh-Minh, BSc., a Researcher specializing in Plant Tissue... read more
