International COCOTECH Conference and Exhibition 2021 is the largest technical conference conducts once every two years dedicated solely to showcase the different development activities in the coconut sector. This conference is organized by the International Coconut Community (ICC) together with the ICC member country who offers hosting facilities. Many ICC member countries that have experienced hosting this event physically in earlier years are India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Vanuatu, Vietnam, and Thailand.
Although the event was planned to be held physically in 2020 by the Government of Malaysia in association with ICC, due to the uncertain... read more
Each year, 2 September is celebrated as World Coconut Day (WCD), to commemorate the formation of the International Coconut Community (ICC) in 1969. The WCD 2021 Celebration coincided with the concluding day of the four-day virtual 49th International COCOTECH Conference and Exhibition, 30 August-2 Sept 2021. The theme for WCD 2021 is: “Coconut: Promoting Health, Creativity, and Resilience Amid and Beyond COVID-9 Pandemic”. To celebrate the WCD and to promote all coconut-related activities which sustain the lives of millions of small-scale farmers as well as those engaged in the production, processing, and marketing of coconut products amid the COVID-19 Pandemic,... read more
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, H.E. Hon. Airlangga Hartarto encourages the use of smart farming technology to boost added value and productivity of the coconut industry in his opening remarks at the 49th International COCOTECH Conference and Exhibition, which was held virtually on 30 August 2021 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
He said the agricultural sector has an important role in Indonesia's economic growth and in 2020 it contributed to a GDP of 13.70%, the second largest after the manufacturing sector. This sector is one of the most resilient during the pandemic, where the agricultural sector still grew positively by 0.38%... read more
