International Certificate Course for Coconut Development Officers Concluded

international-certificate-course-for-coconut-development-officers-concluded20211109104339.jpg

The 23 days virtual International Certificate Course for Coconut Development Officers has been concluded on 5th November. The course is a collaboration between the Coconut Research Institute of Sri Lanka (CRISL) and the International Coconut Community (ICC) which started on 4th October 2021.

The closing function started with the welcome address by Dr. Athula Nainanayake, Course Director, CRISL, followed by the views of the participants. Almost all participants shared their experience and appreciated the organizing of the course virtually by CRISL and ICC. The lecturers provided will help them to update their knowledge and the developments happened in... read more

ICC Attended the Coconut Commodity Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Forum, Morotai Island Regency

icc-attended-the-coconut-commodity-multi-stakeholder-partnership-forum-morotai-island-regency20211105102927.jpg

Following up on the results of the working visit of the Minister of National Development Planning/Head of Bappenas to North Sulawesi during November 2020, in a series of working visits, Regional Development Planning Agency (Bappeda) and National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), in collaboration with the Morotai Island Regency Government have formed a Multi-Stakeholder Partnership (Kerja sama Multi-Pihak/KMP) Forum in the coconut sector.

The result is an action plan of improving coconut farmers’ welfare through replanting and rehabilitation programs for superior coconut varieties, including Kelapa Bido in the Morotai Island Regency. In this regard, a Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Forum (KMP) in the... read more

Technical Panel Discussion of the Webinar on Coconut Husk, Cocopeat, and Activated Carbon

technical-panel-discussion-of-the-webinar-on-coconut-husk-cocopeat-and-activated-carbon20211105095236.jpg

International Coconut Community (ICC) in collaboration with International Trade Centre (ITC) organized a follow up panel discussion on 2 November 2021 to clarify and reinforce learning on “Coconut husk, Cocopeat and Activated Carbon”, webinar which was held on 12 October 2021. There were 55 people who participated in the discussion, including senior officers, industry development partners, and farmers from the African and Caribbean countries.

The training is the second of the series of training and webinar lined up, as part of the MoU executed between ICC and the ITC with the purpose to establish a framework of engagement and cooperation... read more