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About Us

The Island Food Community of Pohnpei is a non-profit chartered nongovernmental organization (NGO) in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. It first met on October 16, 2003, World Food Day, and was chartered in January 2004 with its elected officers and adopted by-laws.

Vision: To live in a productive environmentally sound island where a diversity of locally grown island food is produced and consumed, providing food security, sustainable development, economic benefits, self-reliance, improved health, cultural preservation, and human dignity, and at the same time protecting the natural resources.

Mission: To promote the production, consumption, local marketing, and if feasible export of locally grown island foods in order to regain the dignity of relying on home food production, attain a greater degree of food security for the state, rescue cultural values, and improved health of the people. Pohnpeian community participation and empowerment is the cornerstone of our work.

Officers and Board Members
    Chairman: Mr. Adelino Lorens
    Vice-Chairman: Moses Pretrick
    Secretary/Treasurer and Researcher: Dr. Lois Englberger

    Other Board Members:
      Dr. Rufino Mauricio
      Rainer Jimmy
      Eunice Edgar
      Mr. Robert Andreas
      Ms. Penny Weilbacher
      Ms. Ellen Ehsa
      Mr. Jim Currie