TFNet joins FAO workshop on PPPs for Agro-industrial Development
TFNet CEO Dr. Desa Hassim participated in the Regional Training Workshop on Agribusiness Public-Private Partnershiand Territorial Investment Approaches for Agro-industrial Development organized by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Agricultural and Food Marketing Association for Asia and the Pacific (AFMA) at the Millennium Hilton BangkokContinue Reading
Philippines to host ISTF2016 in Davao City
The International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Plant Industry, Philippines (BPI), and the PhilFruits Association, Inc. (PFA) are jointly organizing the International Symposium on Tropical Fruits: Towards Sustainable Fruit Production and Global Food Security (ISTF2016) on 29 August-03 September 2016 in Davao City,Continue Reading
TFNet to hold 6th General Assembly and Tropical Fruit Symposium in Sri Lanka
ANNOUNCEMENT: The 6th General Assembly of the International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) will be conducted in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 5-6 August 2015, in conjunction with the Symposium on “Sustainable production and marketing of tropical and subtropical fruits, with focus on potential superfruits” on 3-4 August 2015. More informationContinue Reading
Sudan to host a TFNet workshop on market access for tropical fruits
In 2012, the estimated world banana and other tropical fruit production were 101 million tonnes and 20 million tonnes respectively. Besides banana, mango was the main fruit produced accounting for almost 40 percent of total production followed by pineapple 25 percent, papaya 10 percent and avocado at 4 percent.Continue Reading
TFNet to hold side event at FAO’s 70th CCP meeting
Bearing the theme ‘Mitigating and adaptation measures for the control of banana Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race Four (TR4), including the successful development of resistant cultivars’, TFNet will hold a side event at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 70th Committee on Commodity Problems (CCP) meetingContinue Reading
TFNet to host international symposium on tropical fruits in Malaysia
According to FAO, World production and trade of fresh tropical fruit is expected to expand over the next decade. Developing countries account for about 98 percent of total production, while developed countries account for 80 percent of world import trade. The major tropical fruits, mango, pineapples, papaya and avocadoContinue Reading
KSA date palm researchers visit Malaysia, review adaptable oil palm tech
Date palm is the most important fruit in the Saudi Arabian culture, being a staple food with historical and religious significance. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is currently the second largest producer of date palm in the world with 23 million trees across 172,000 ha, producing 1.3 million tonnes.Continue Reading
Study Visit on Tropical Fruit Production and Processing with Officials from Ministry of Agriculture, Saudi Arabia
Led by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) representative Dr. Hassan M. Ali Dinar, a group of delegates from the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Agriculture will attend a study tour in Malaysia on 1-12 March 2014. The study tour is organized by International Tropical Fruits NetworkContinue Reading
“International Symposium on Superfruits: Myth or Truth?” to be held in Vietnam
What exactly is meant by “superfruit”? Is a fruit “super” because it is packed with nutrients? Is this a scientific fact? Or is “super” only a promotional catch-phrase used to increase sales? The term “superfruit” has gained significant attention and is used extensively to promote the healthContinue Reading