International Coconut Community and the Philippines Coconut Authority organized the four-day 1st International Integrated Pest and Disease Management Symposium on Coconut virtually from 23-26 August 2022. The theme was: “Implementing IPM to Sustainably Protect Coconut, Producers and Industry”. The general objective of organizing the symposium is to establish an international IPM network system and synergy to protect the coconut producers & industries, conserve the coconut genetic resources and diversity from the adverse impact of pests and diseases... read more
The Samarinda State Agricultural Polytechnic (Politani Samarinda) and the Coalition of Coconut Producing Districts (Koalisi Kabupaten Penghasil Kelapa/KOPEK) held the Coconut Conservation Conference with the theme “Coconut for Conservation and Conserving World Coconut”, at Novotel Hotel, Balikpapan 29-30 June 2022. The event was attended by central and local governments, coconut industries, MSME business actors, academics, coconut activists, university students, and coconut farmers, with the purpose to build national and international awareness of the importance of conserving coconut commodities and germplasm, the use of coconut in land rehabilitation, and environmental conservation efforts. Dr.... read more
As a response to the invitation from the Indonesian Coconut Processing Industry Association (HIPKI), Dr. Jelfina C. Alouw, Executive Director, ICC, and the Secretariat team has attended a meeting with the HIPKI, an association of companies engaged in the coconut processing industry strongly supports every effort made by stakeholders to restore the performance and sustainability of coconut in Indonesia. The meeting was held at PT Sari Segar Husada Head Office, Wisma Budi 8th Floor, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav C-6, Jakarta, on 25 June 2022.
From HIPKI, attended the meeting were Mr. Jeffrey Koes Wonsono (Vice Chairman I/PT... read more
