Scientific Oration: “The Role of Technology and Government Policy in Sustainable Coconut Development”

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Dr. Jelfina C. Alouw, Executive Director, ICC, delivered a scientific oration on the topic: “The Role of Technology and Government Policy in Sustainable Coconut Development” in the 62nd Anniversary of Sam Ratulangi University, Manado. The occasion held on May 30th 2022, at the Auditorium of Sam Ratulangi University. She shared the challenges faced by the coconut sector globally, where there is an imbalance between the availability of raw materials for the coconut processing industry and the global market demand for coconut products. Global market demand for coconut products increases from year to year, while coconut production tends to decrease every... read more

Exposure Visit to Machine Manufacturers and Coconut Industries of India

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India is one of the leading country in coconut with highest production and productivity. Many industries are established in India for the coconut processing and for machine manufacturers for coconut based industry. To know more about the strengths and challenges of the coconut industries  during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, and to know strategies for addressing problemss as well as to share ideas and knowledge, Dr. Jelfina C.Alouw, Executive Director, ICC along with Ms. Mridula Kottekate , Assistant Director, Mr. Alit Pirmansah, Market & Statistics Officer and Mr. Klaudio Hosang, Admn and Finance Officer visited some of the machine... read more

COURTESY VISIT OF THE AMBASSADOR OF SRI LANKA TO ICC SECRETARIAT

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As one of ICC member countries, and with the purpose of strengthening the relationship and exploring the assistance the Sri Lankan coconut industry could get from the ICC, H.E. Yasoja Gunasekera, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Indonesia and ASEAN has visited the ICC Secretariat, on 9 June 2022. One of the agendas for the meeting was also to discuss the potential partnership and investment between the major coconut industry of Sri Lanka and Indonesia.

Join with Her Excellency Ambassador, was Heshani Kaushalya, Third Secretary Embassy of Sri Lanka (Commercial). The ICC Secretariat team is led by Dr. Jelfina... read more