Asian and Pacific Coconut Community activities, achievements and future outlook

摘要

The Asian and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) comprises a loose alliance of both large and small coconut-producing countries which have the broad objective of promoting communication that would benefit particularly the coconut producers and processors within those countries. The emphasis is on technical meetings and the dissemination of printed material across a great range of topics related to productivity (e.g. genetic improvement and soil management), protection (especially against new insect pests) and processing to develop higher value commodities such as virgin coconut oil. APCC has become a valuable clearinghouse for information, especially about innovations that have made a significant impact on the profitability of coconut production. Its efforts to liberate coconut from the false image bestowed on it by marketers of rival food oils in the marketplace have been particularly important.