e-Newsletter - Issue No. 1 | July 2009
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Editor's Note...


Greetings from International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) and welcome to our first issue of the TFNet e-Newsletter.

It is our pleasure to announce that the TFNet e-Newsletter will be published and distributed six times a year. We believe that this will allow us to communicate better with our members and others who are linked to the network. This will also beat the cost of printing and distributing of our traditional printed newsletter.

For our first issue we highlight a paper on pitaya by Ms. Tran Thanh Phong from Extension Section, DOA, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam which was presented at our pitaya seminar last year, an articles on superfruits by Dr. Osman, TFNet’s information officer and Mr. Kit Chan, a TFNet board member.

We would like to remind all to participate in our big event for this year, that is the International seminar on recent developments in the production, post harvest management and trade of minor tropical fruits’ and TFNet’s 4th General Assembly from 18 – 20 August 2009.

Secondly, all members are reminded to respond to the “Members Satisfaction Survey” which has been sent out to you all quite recently via email. Please act promptly by answering this important survey and of course send it back to the secretariat for further action. It is our earnest hope that the result of this survey can be presented for the benefit of all members during TFNet 4th General Assembly that will be held on 20th August 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

We also would like to invite more to contribute ideas and comments on our fruit blog which we created on our website www.itfnet.org.

 
 


SEAsia2009 Synmposium

August 3-5, 2009, Bangkok, Thailand

Organiser:
King Mongkut University of Technology (KMUTT)

Contact:
Dr. Sirichai Kanlayanarat, King Mongkut University of Technology, Thonburi, Division of Postharvest Technology, Thungkru, Bangkok 110140, Thailand.

Phone: (66)2 470 7720
Fax: (66)2 452 3750
E-mail: sirichai.kan@kmutt.ac.th
Web: www.kmutt.ac.th/SEAsia2009

International Conference on Horticulture

November 9-12, 2009, Bangalore, India.
Details: www.pnasf.org/news&events.htm

 


Asia Fruit Logistica 2009

Asia Fruit Congress on 2-4th September 2009
- from 0900 to 1300 hrs each day in Theatre 1.

Asia Fruit Logistica on 2-4th September 2009
- From 1300 to 1800 hrs each day in Hall 5bc.

Location:
Hong Kong Convention Centre (HKCEC) Harbour Road Entrance

For further information, please contact:-

Global Produce Events GmbH, Messedamm 22, 14055 Berlin.

Phone: +49.30.3038.2373
Facsimile: +49.30.3038.7060
Email: info@gp-events.com

 
 
 
 

TFNet welcomes the following members:

Ordinary Members

Gushem Obed Bella
Plot 1234, Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos

Email: maitoka@yahoo.com / maitoka@gmail.com

 
 

E-Tropical Fruit Net
is published every two months by the International Tropical Fruit Network (TFNet).

Advisor: Dr. Izham Ahmad
Editor: Dr. Osman Hashim
Co-editor: Yacob Ahmad
Concept/Design: Mohd Khairul Najmi Abdullah

Contributors:
Kit Chan, K-Farm, Malaysia
Ms. Tran Thanh Phong - MSc., Extension Section, Department of Agriculture, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

 


Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Izham Ahmad - ceo@itfnet.org

Technical Officer
Mr. Yacob Ahmad - yacob@itfnet.org

Project Officer
Mr. Chua Piak Chwee - chuapc@itfnet.org

Information Officer
Dr. Osman Hashim - drosman@itfnet.org

Administrative Officer
Ms. Hariyatul Asni Abd. Rani - hariyatul@itfnet.org

I.T Officer
Mr. Mohd Khairul Najmi Abdullah - khairul@itfnet.org

Secretary
Ms. Azrina Abdul Aziz - azrina@itfnet.org

 
 

Any enquiries, suggestion or articles for this e-newsletter?
Contact us at:

INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL FRUITS NETWORK (TFNet)
Box 334, UPM Post Office, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: (603) 8941 6589 | Fax: (603) 8941 6591
Email: info@itfnet.org / webmaster@itfnet.org
Website: http://www.itfnet.org

 
 
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