Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Plantation Crop Research Institute, (ICAR-CPCRI) Kasaragod, India celebrated its 105th Foundation day on 5th January 2021 virtually.
The program started with a welcome address by Dr. Anita Karun, Director (Acting). In her address, she presented the research highlights of the institute for the year 2020. The major achievements for the year were conducting online training for the farmers amid the Covid-19 Pandemic and other research activities.
Dr. N.M. Nayar, Former Director of CPCRI delivered the Dr. K.V. Ahamed Bavappa Memorial Lecture. Dr. Bavappa was the former director of CPCRI and contributed a lot to... read more
In response to an article published in the Sunday Times, on October 25, 2020, the International Coconut Community, Jakarta, has sent the following statement:
On behalf of coconut stakeholders in Sri Lanka and beyond, the International Coconut Community (ICC) strongly refutes claims aired in the Sunday Times article headlined ‘Now coconut oil is bad for your heart’, by Kumudini Hettiarachchi (the Sunday Times, Sri Lanka, October 25, 2020).
Ms. Hettiarachchi cites a research review paper: Jayawardena et al -“Effect of coconut oil on cardio-metabolic risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis of interventional studies”. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical... read more
To celebrate its 60th Anniversary, the Faculty of Agriculture, Sam Ratulangi University, North Sulawesi, in collaboration with the International Coconut Community convened an international webinar with the theme “Coconut in Smart Agriculture”. More than 185 participants from the ICC member countries and other parts of the Globe from Asia, Australia, the Pacific, and Africa took part in the webinar.
Dr. Jelfina C. Alouw M. Sc. Ph.D., Executive Director, ICC, in her welcome speech, expressed her gratitude towards the Anniversary organizing committee for choosing coconut as the main topic of this webinar. She added that North Sulawesi Province, which is famously known... read more
