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
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
Get to know more about the rambutan in today’s edition of Friday Fruit Facts. CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGEContinue Reading
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
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 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
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 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
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
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
Eleven officers from different government agencies in Malaysia visited the rice production areas and research centers in Mekong Delta, Vietnam on 10 March – 2 April 2017. This technical visit aims to introduce officers from several agencies under the Malaysian Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry to rice productionContinue Reading
Agri Malaysia 2017 is an international exhibition organized by Expoglobe and One International Exhibition to be held on 22nd – 24th September 2017 at the Setia City Convention Center, Shah Alam, Malaysia. It is supported by the International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry (MOA)Continue Reading
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