The highly-anticipated proceedings of the International Conference on Tropical Fruit Pests and Diseases have been officially released.      If you are interested in the proceedings or any of the individual papers, contact the TFNet Secretariat at info@itfnet.org.   Abstracts of the papers presented are available here: http://itfnet.org/troped2018/abstracts.php   eISBN:Continue Reading

The 2019 International Symposium on Tropical Fruits (ISTF 2019) is now accepting abstracts.     ISTF 2019 will be held in Liberty Central Saigon Riverside Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 24-26 September, organized by the International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)Continue Reading

Topics ranging from strategic directions to increasing production and productivity, pests and disease management, postharvest management, best agronomic practices, new potential underutilized fruit crops, and potential markets were discussed during the concurrent session on fruits of the International Symposia on Horticulture (ISH) in Bali, Indonesia on 27-30 November 2018.    Continue Reading

One behalf of TFNet and its members, we would like to thank Mr. Robert Williams for serving as Australia’s representative to the TFNet Board of Trustees from 2012-2018. During his term, Mr. Williams also contributed as internal auditor and helped improve the Secretariat’s governance, internal control processes, and risk management. Continue Reading

TFNet will be participating in the International Symposia on Horticulture (ISH 2018) in Kuta, Bali from the 27th -30th November 2018, organized by the Indonesian Center for Horticulture Research and Development (ICHORD) under the Indonesian Agency for Agriculture Research and Development (IAARD), Ministry of Agriculture.     TFNet Advisor andContinue Reading

The International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) organized the first International Conference on Tropical Fruit Pests and Diseases (TROPED 2018) at the Le Meridien, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia on 25-27 September 2018.   Bearing the theme “Sustainable Solutions for Tropical Fruit Pests and Diseases,” TROPED 2018 was co-organized with the BiotechnologyContinue Reading

We would like to express our deepest gratitude to Dr. Hannah Jaenicke for serving as an expert member of the TFNet Board of Trustees from 2015-2018. Dr. Jaenicke’s guidance was invaluable to the success of our projects and activities. During her term, she also graciously chaired several sessions in differentContinue Reading