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11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SOURCES
Industry Reports
Industrialized palm products, excluding edible products, are the subject of a series of reports being produced by ICON Group International of San Diego CA. USA, and periodically updated. Information contained in these reports may be relevant to certain development projects involving coconut, African oil palm, babassu palm and rattans. Individual reports treat these commodities by focusing on the following subjects: world outlook, global trade perspective, world trade, regional trade, benchmark and gap analysis; other reports focus on specific regions and specific countries. Selected current titles are as follows:
Coconut
The 2009-2114 World Outlook for Once-Refined Coconut Oil after Alkali or Caustic Wash but before Deodorizing of Use in End Products. 199 pp. ISBN: 0497841959.
The 2009-2114 World Outlook for Once-Refined Coconut Oil That Has Been Only Purchased and Deodorized. 191 pp. ISBN: 0497842114.
The 2009-2014 World Outlook for Sweetened, Creamed, and Toasted Coconut. 187 pp. ISBN: 0497849534.
The World Market for Unspun Coconut Fibers Including Tow, Noils, and Waste: A 2009 Global Trade Perspective. 72 pp. ISBN: 054635159X
Palm Oil (including babassu oil)
The 2009-2114 World Outlook for Once-Refined Palm Oil and Alkali or Caustic Wash but before Deodorizing. 191 pp. ISBN: 0497841975.
The 2009-2114 World Outlook for Once-Refined Palm Oil That Has Been Only Purchased and Deodorized. 191 pp. ISBN: 0497842106.
The World Market for Crude Palm Kernel or Babassu Oil: A 2009 Global Trade Perspective. 72 pp. ISBN: 0546352790.
Rattan
The 2009-2114 World Outlook for Non-Upholstered Household Furniture Made of Rattan, Reed, Wicker, and Willow. 197 pp. ISBN: 0497913984. 230 Tropical Palms
The World Market for Rattans: A 2009 Global Trade Perspective. 53 pp. ISBN: 0497944685.
Note: ICON publications are available as E-books. More information can be found at the company website: http://www.icongrouponline.com
Palm Journal and Newsletters
Boletin Pejibaye. Irregular. 1989-1996. Universidad de Costa Rica, Ciudad Universitaria, San José, Costa Rica. Ceased publication. (peach palm)
BuroTrop Bulletin. Two per year. 1991-2003. French and English editions. BuroTrop, Montpelier, France. Ceased publication. (African oil palm and coconut)
Cocoinfo International. Two per year. 1994- Asian and Pacific Coconut Community, Jakarta, Indonesia. http://www.apccsec.org
Cocominity Newsletter. Monthly. 1971- Asian and Pacific Coconut Community, Jakarta, Indonesia. . http://www.apccsec.org
Cocos. Journal of the Coconut Research Institute of Sri Lanka. One per year, but sporadic. 1983- Lunuwila, Sri Lanka. http://cri.lk
Cord. Coconut Research and Development. Two per year. 1985- Asian and Pacific Coconut Community, Jakarta, Indonesia. http://www.apccsec.org
Date Palm Journal. Two per year. 1981-1987. FAO Regional Project for Palm and Dates Research Centre, Baghdad, Iraq. Ceased publication.
INBAR Newsletter. Irregular. 1993- (electronic 2004- ) International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan, Beijing, China. http://www.inbar.int
Journal of Bamboo and Rattan. Four per year. 2001- http://www.springer.com
Journal of Oil Palm Research. (formerly Elaeis) Two per year. 1989- Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. http://jopr.mpob.gov.my
Mooreana, Journal of the Palmetum. Three per year. 1991-1996. Townsville City Council, Australia. Ceased publication. Tropical Palms 231
Nigerian Journal of Palms and Oil Seeds. Irregular. 1953- Nigerian Institute of Oil Palm Research, Benin City. (African oil palm and coconut) http://www.nifor.org
Palm Enthusiast. Three per year. 1984- South African Palm Society. http://www.sapalm.co.za
Palm Journal. Irregular. 1993- Palm Society of Southern California. http://www.palmssc.org
Palms. (formerly Principes). Four per year. 1956- International Palm Society. http://www.palms.org
Palms & Cycads. Four per year. 1984- Palm & Cycad Society of Australia. http://www.pacsoa.org.au
Philippine Journal of Coconut Studies. Two per year. 1976- Philippine Coconut Research and Development Foundation. http://www.pcrdf.org
Revista Palmas. Four per year. 1980- Federación Nacional de Cultivadores de Palma Africana, Bogotá, Colombia. (African oil palm) http://www.fedepalma.org
RIC Bulletin. Four per year. 1982-1993. Rattan Information Centre, Malaysia. Ceased publication.
Sago Palm. Irregular. 1993- In Japanese and English. Tsukuba Sago Fund, Japan. http://www.bio.mie-u.ac.jp
Palm CD Roms and Videos
General
Useful Palms of the Tropics and Their Potential. F.W. Martin & B. Brunner. Echo, Inc., N. Ft. Myers FL. CD Rom. 1995. http://www.echonet.org
Virtual Palm Encyclopedia. J. Haynes. Palm & Cycad Societies of Florida. CD Rom 2000. http://www.plantapalm.com
Coconut Palm
A series of six coconut video documentaries (VHS-PAL format), each of 20-25 minutes duration, are available with the following titles: 232 Tropical Palms
Wealth under the Tree of Life. Promotes advantages of mixed farming systems including coconuts.
Cash in Shell. Overview of coconut shell products.
Coir the Versatile Fibre. Coir fiber and its products.
Nectar from the Tree of Life. Tapping coconuts for sap to produce toddy, arrack, jaggery and coconut sugar.
On Coconut Culture. Features scientific and profitable ways of growing coconuts.
Coconut Pests. Various types of coconut pests and control measures.
Asian & Pacific Coconut Community, Jakarta, Indonesia. http://www.apccsec.org
Date Palm
Feast of Dates. Date palm in United Arab Emirates. Ministry of Information and Culture, Abu Dhabi. 26 minutes in either Arabic or English. CD Rom 2005. http://www.uaeinteract.com
Rattans
Rattan: The Hidden Resource. 18 minutes, either VHS-PAL or NTSC formats. 1989. IDRC, Canada. Rattan use, processing and research in Asia. http://www.idrc.ca
Rattans of Borneo An Interactive Key. J. Dransfield & M. Patel. Kew Publishing. CD Rom 2005. Covers the 150 species of rattans of Borneo. http://www.kewbooks.com