International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) is embarking on a consultative partnership with King Faisal University to improve the tropical fruit industry particularly mango in Saudi Arabia.Continue Reading
Researchers shared information and discussed the impact of bacterial diseases in an online workshop held on 29 November 2022.Continue Reading
Bananas are the most popular and ubiquitous tropical fruit with reference to its production, consumption, and global trade. Broadly, the fruit can be categorized under dessert bananas, such as the popular Cavendish variety and cooking bananas or plantains. According to FAOSTAT, banana global exports generated an estimated 13.5 billion USD,Continue Reading
The Malaysia Banana Congress 2021 was held online on 7 – 8 September 2021, after a pre-event workshop on 3 – 6 September. The congress was organized by the Centre for Research in Biotechnology for Agriculture (CEBAR), University of Malaya, Malaysia, with International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) was one ofContinue Reading
The Lancang/Mekong river originates from the Tibetan plateau in China and ends at the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. The Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) mechanism launched in 2016, signifies the multilateral cooperation between riparian states along the 4,350 km river comprising Cambodia, PR China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Agriculture isContinue Reading
The aggressive nature of COVID-19 has prompted Governments to impose protective measures to control its spread, including different forms of lockdowns. Despite efforts by countries to minimize impact, inevitably, the different forms of lockdowns imposed have affected the food supply chain with regard to production, distribution and market.Continue Reading
The term Agriculture 4.0 has been bandied around by policymakers, researchers and technology prospectors in seeking ways to utilize the ubiquitous availability of communication networks and digital devices to improve productivity and marketability of agricultural produce.Continue Reading
China is fast becoming a leading producer of dragonfruit (Pitaya). According to China’s Southern Daily newspaper, China had only 3,400 hectares of dragonfruit in 2011. In 2018 the total area had increased substantially to 40,000 hectares, with more additional areas expected in the coming years. In 2019, it was reportedContinue Reading
Article based on DFNet’s workshop on Marketing and the Whole Value Chain for Dragon Fruit, 9-10 September, My Tho City, Vietnam. Dragonfruit or pitaya (Hylocereus sp. and Selenicereus sp.) is gaining popularity with expanding global markets and increase in production areas as observed in Vietnam, China, India and someContinue Reading
[pullquote]By Yacob Ahmad, TFNet[/pullquote] With a large population, growing income levels and bullish consumer spending, China has emerged as one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Agriculture, especially the food industry is one that has grown tremendously, not only for products produced locally, but also products that areContinue Reading
