Coimbatore, India – August 27, 2024 – Dr. Jelfina C. Alouw, Executive Director of the International Coconut Community (ICC), and Mr. Alit Pirmansah, Market and Statistic Officer, participated in the Coconut Festival 2024, held at the Anna Auditorium of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) in Coimbatore, India. The event was a collaborative effort between TNAU, the Parachute Kalpavriksha Foundation, and the Coconut Development Board (CDB), featuring a symposium, exhibition, and an awards ceremony honoring key stakeholders for their significant contributions to India's coconut sector.

The event was inaugurated by Coimbatore Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati, who emphasized the importance of mechanization... read more

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.

The... read more

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