Coconut Knowledge Center was recently invited by the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as key note speaker at a seminar entitled “Strengthening the Resilience of the Coconut Sector: Policy Innovation and Best Practices in Tissue Culture” held at Bogor, June 3, 2025. This seminar aimed at strengthening national and international cross-sector collaboration on the development of Indonesia’s coconut industry, through…
Unlocking Investment, Enabling Growth.A national workshop catalyses alignment across government, industry, finance, and smallholders to transform a sector in decline. Jakarta | 30 April 2025 Indonesia’s coconut industry, once a global leader, is at a crossroads. On 30 April 2025, more than 80 key stakeholders convened in Jakarta for the first Revitalization Workshop for Indonesia’s Coconut Sector, hosted by the Coconut Knowledge…
The SCP recently announced Assurance System helps businesses and organizations in the coconut supply chain verify their responsible sourcing and production practices at a B2B, business to business, level. The SCP was founded by FMCG majors including Barry Callebaut, Nestle, Unilever, Ferrero and AAK and aims to establish best practice and harmonise industry requirements for the large coconut supply chain…
Coconut Knowledge Center was recently invited to participate in The Sustainability in Action Conference held in Singapore to address the pressing challenges and opportunities in food, energy, and water sustainability. As the Asian region grapples with the impacts of pollution, rapid urbanization, and population growth, this conference aimed to foster collaboration and share cutting-edge solutions that drive sustainable development and…
Indonesia is set to make strategic changes on coconut and cocoa based industries, as stated by Indonesia Coordinating Minister for Economic Affair, Airlangga Hartarto, post limited cabinet meeting chaired by President Joko Widodo on Wednesday (10/7/2024) in Istana Merdeka. The Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA), currently responsible for managing funds from the palm oil industry, is given directives…
Coconut has been left in the shadow of palm oil in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, but there are signs of a revival. “Coconut is dominated by smallholders, and the issues they are facing, including low productivity, low investment and lack of access to markets, are creating a vicious cycle,” said Chandra Pandjiwibowo, senior director for Asia-Pacific at the Rainforest Alliance.…
The rapid growth of plant-based meats in recent years has begun to fundamentally alter agricultural supply chains, creating new demand for key ingredients like cocoa butter and coconut oil. Yet even as the plant-based meat industry is snapping up more of those ingredients, small farmers say they’re not seeing any benefit. Discussing the potential of plant based meat and its special relationship with coconut…
With demand for coconuts increasing both domestically and around the world, plans are now afoot to make Nigeria self-sufficient in coconuts. (more…)
Coconut Milk Market is estimated to reach $2.9 billion by 2027, registering a CAGR of 17.1% from 2021 to 2027 (more…)
Texture, appearance and flavor. These are the three essential characteristics required to make plant-based animal protein alternatives work, and given that coconuts are so versatile in texture and appearance, absorb flavors so easily, offer a variety of nutritional benefits (with high levels of manganese, copper, iron and fiber) and have so many potential uses (such as coconut butter, coconut flour,…