This website was originally an output of the Coconut Industry Development Project for the Pacific (CIDP). This project was a joint initiative of the Pacific Community, the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States. It ran from 2016 to 2018 with a budget of 3, 5 million euros. Dr. Roland Bourdeix from CIRAD (Agronomic Research for Development) launched this site. Many co-authors then joined him.