INFOGRAPH – Friday Fruit Facts (#005) – Mangosteen
2017-08-04
Be royally enamored in the majestic presence of the mangosteen in this week’s Friday Fruit Facts! CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGEContinue Reading
INFOGRAPH – Friday Fruit Facts (#004) – Pineapple
2017-07-29
From the tables of kings and queens of a bygone era to a less conspicuous component in present-day diets, the #pineapple has endured a humbling journey through time. Fascinate yourselves with this week’s Friday Fruit Facts. CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGEContinue Reading
INFOGRAPH – Friday Fruit Facts (#003) – Noni
2017-07-21
We take many things for granted. This is the case of the obscure noni fruit which has in recent years gained a new form of interest and popularity from celebrities to the man on the street. The noni plant can be found growing wildly in most parts of Southeast AsiaContinue Reading
INFOGRAPH: Friday Fruit Facts (#002) – Dragon Fruit
2017-07-14
Was your week a DRAG? ON today’s edition of Friday Fruits Facts, learn more about the dragonfruit to perk up your brain for the weekend! CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGEContinue Reading
INFOGRAPH: Friday Fruit Facts (#001) – Rambutan
2017-07-07
Get to know more about the rambutan in today’s edition of Friday Fruit Facts. CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGEContinue Reading
TFNet CEO invited as guest speaker in KRI’s Brown Bag Seminar series
2017-05-30
On 18 May 2017, guest speaker Dr. Mohd Desa Hassim, CEO of International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), presented at the second Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) Brown Bag Seminar on a topic titled “Malaysia: Current Scenario and Way Forward for the Fruit Industry”. Dr. Mohd Desa started the session by discussing theContinue Reading
TFNet plants fruit trees during the ISTF
2017-05-18
The International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), planted tropical fruit trees with the aim to encourage stewardship of the environment through the planting of tropical fruit trees, while improving nutrition and livelihood. The activity is alignedContinue Reading
TFNet CEO Dr. Desa to Speak in KRI’s Brown Bag Seminar Series
2017-05-16
TFNet Chief Executive Officer Dr. Desa Hassim is invited to speak in the Khazanah Research Institute’s Brown Bag Seminar Series at the Kutub Kanah room on 18 May 2017. The presentation starts at 12:00 pm and is expected to end at 2:00 pm. The topic of the brown bagContinue Reading
TFNet joins CIRDAP’s 32nd Technical Committee Meeting in Bangladesh
2017-05-04
The Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) held its Thirty Second Technical Committee Meeting (TC-32) at Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) in Comilla, Bangladesh on 3rd May 2017.Continue Reading
TFNet holds networking meeting with Landskap Malaysia
2017-04-23
TFNet recently held a networking meeting with Landskap Malaysia and its sister organization, Tropical Rainforest Conservation and Research Center (TRCRC) at its headquarters in Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Representatives from Landskap Malaysia and TRCRC were Mr. Mohamed Shah Redza Hussein (General Manager of Landskap MalaysiaContinue Reading
TFNet CEO presents paper entitled “Enhancing Agricultural Exports” during the 2018 Malaysian Budget Discourse
2017-04-20
Dr. Desa Hassim, TFNet CEO, was invited by the Malaysian Ministry of Finance on 10-12 April 2017 as a speaker during the 2018 Budget Discourse held in Putrajaya. TFNet actively participated in the discourse that took place through a series of high-level meetings and focus group discussion. A finalContinue Reading
International Tropical Fruits Symposium 2017 and 10th TFNet BOT to be held in Fiji
2017-04-18
Following the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, countries globally have increasingly made commitments towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The rise in population and affluence translates to a rise in the demand for well-balanced diets and the need for nutritious food to be made available and accessible toContinue Reading