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COCOTECH, a meeting of the Asian and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC), will be held in Kochi from July 2 to 6. The meeting is being organised by the Coconut Development Board.
The APCC, headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia is an inter-governmental organisation established with the objective of promoting coconut development activities of the region.
A permanent panel on coconut technology will discuss issues pertaining to farming, processing and export of the commodity.
The APCC has 16 regular members including Fiji, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vanuatu and Vietnam.
The theme of the meeting is ‘Inclusive growth and sustainable development of the coconut industry’.
Along with the meeting, a coconut festival will also be organised wherein various value-added products, technologies and machineries from member countries will be showcased.
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