With the aim of developing a sustainable coconut sector in North Sulawesi, on June 8, 2022, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Government of North Sulawesi Province and the International Coconut Community. The signing was carried out by Mr. Olly Dondokambey, S.E., Governor of North Sulawesi and Dr. Jefina C. Alouw, Executive Director, ICC. Located in the North Sulawesi Governor's Office at the Bank Sulut Go, Ravindo Tower, 5th Floor, Jl. Kebon Sirih No. 75, Central Jakarta.
Also attending as witnesses in the signing of the MoU were Dr. Ir. Saleh Mokhtar, M.P., Director of Seeds... read more
International Coconut Community under the International Coconut Genetic Resources Network (COGENT) organized the first International Tissue Culture Workshop with the theme “Collaborative Initiatives towards Enhancing Tissue Culture R & D” physically from 16-20 May 2022 in India hosted by the ICAR-Central Plantation Crop Research Institute (CPCRI). This is one of the activities of COGENT’s International Thematic Action Group (ITAG 4), who serve as the technical team working on In-vitro Culture and Cryopreservation.
The objective of organizing the workshop is to share expertise and develop skills of researchers working on coconut tissue culture in support of the conservation, germplasm... read more
The International Coconut Genebank-South Asia and Middle East (ICG-SAME) in India hosted by ICAR-CPCRI’s Research Station at Kidu which is located in the Dakshina Kannada (DK) District of Karnataka state of India. The appraisal of the ICG-SAME conducted on 21st – 22nd May 2022. The team of the appraisal consisted under supervision of Dr. Jelfina C.Alouw, Executive Director, ICC, Mrs. Erlene C. Manohar, COGENT Coordinator, Dr. Lalith Parera, Additional Director, CRI Sri Lanka, Ms. Mridula Kottekate, Assistant Director, ICC, Mr. Vincent Johnson, Cogent Coordinator support. The others accompanied are Dr. Anita Karun, Director, CPCRI, Dr. Niral Vittal, Curator, ICG-SAME,... read more
