PHOTOS: Processed jackfruit products in India
2014-02-03
Photos by Shree Padre For more information on Indian jackfruit products, contact Shree Padre at espadre@gmail.com.Continue Reading
Message from the CEO
2014-01-22
The year 2013 had been a busy year for TFNet. In July, we successfully organized the International Symposium on Superfruits: Myth or Truth, TFNet Board of Trustees meeting, and a workshop on Value Chain Development in Asia in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The Board of Trustees meeting laid the framework for TFNetContinue Reading
CIRDAP Director General visits TFNet
2013-10-11
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) welcomed Dr. Cecep Effendi, Director General of the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP), during his visit on 10 October 2013. Effendi and TFNet CEO Yacob Ahmad discussed on possible areas of collaboration between the twoContinue Reading
TFNet welcomes Sri Lanka as newest country member
2013-10-04
Sri Lanka is the 13th nation to join International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) as country member. Country representative, Additional Secretary for Agricultural Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, Sri Lanka, Dr. DBT Wijeratne accepted the country membership certificate from TFNet Chairperson HE Datuk Mohd. Hashim Abdullah, during the TFNet Board of TrusteesContinue Reading
TFNet bids farewell to board members
2013-10-03
TFNet bade farewell to 3 members of the board who had played pivotal roles and contributed enormously to the network since its establishment in 2000. All three were given recognition by Chairperson of the Board HE Datuk Mohd. Hashim Abdullah and members during the 7the session of the TFNetContinue Reading
TFNet successfully holds Workshop in Fiji
2013-08-15
A workshop on ‘Quality Assurance, Postharvest Management and Processing to Enhance Market Access of Tropical Fruits in the Pacific Islands’ was held in Suva, Republic of Fiji on 26 – 28 August 2013. The workshop was a joint collaboration between and International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) and the Ministry ofContinue Reading
Guava: A nutritious tropical fruit
2013-07-19
Guava (Psidium guajava) is valued for its delectable taste and aroma. Guava can be considered as the ‘apple of the tropics’ for its high vitamin C and mineral content. It is native to tropical America where it occurs wild. Early Spanish and Portuguese colonizers brought it to New World, theContinue Reading
FAO and TFNet conduct workshop on smallholder inclusion
2013-07-19
A workshop on Policy interventions to facilitate smallholder integration into tropical fruits value chain and market access was held in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam on 5-6 July 2013. The workshop was a joint collaboration between UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet). The workshopContinue Reading
TFNet Holds 7th Board of Trustees Session in Vietnam
2013-07-19
The 7th Session of the International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) Board of Trustees (BOT) was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 4 July 2013, a day after the International Symposium on Superfruits: Myth or Truth. The Board of Trustees meeting was Chaired by HE Dato’ MohdContinue Reading
Vietnam hosts international symposium on superfruits
2013-07-19
The first “International Symposium on Superfruits: Myth or Truth?” was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 1-3 July 2013, organized by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam (MARD). The Symposium aimedContinue Reading
Superfruit Symposium participants visit fruit farms in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
2013-07-18
Participants of the International Symposium on Superfruits: Myth or Truth went on a field trip to the Mekong Delta on 3 July 2013, a day after the Symposium. In the morning, the participants visited the Southern Horticultural Research Institute (SOFRI) at Tiengiang, Vietnam. Institute Director Dr. Nguyen Minh ChauContinue Reading
The unique mango trees of Japan’s Ishigaki Island
2013-07-18
Ishigaki Island is a part of the Yaeyama Islands, located southwest of Okinawa Prefecture. It is 410 km away from the main island of Okinawa and 1,950 km away from Tokyo City. With an area of 222.6 square meters, this small island is famous for its mangoes. In summer, mangoContinue Reading