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
Ramadan: Spruce up your diet with tropical fruits
2017-06-07
TFNet’s Project Officer, Arifurrahman Rusman, offers insights into the necessity of creating healthier Ramadan diets through the inclusion of a variety of tropical fruits. It’s been almost 2 weeks since Ramadan began. While dates and watermelons are highly favored for that quick burst of energy and quenching of thirst,Continue Reading
The Global Banana Ruckus – Face off with the Fusarium Wilt
2017-05-19
The global banana industry, valued at $36 billion is facing its greatest enemy in the form of the Banana Fusarium Wilt disease, colloquially known as the ‘Panama disease’. The destructive fungus infects the roots of banana plants causing the wilting of its leaves. In 2016, the Food and Agriculture OrganizationContinue Reading
Fruitful All Over: a tribute to TFNet
2015-12-22
A poem by Dr. Arturo M. Alegado, Dean, Bataan Peninsula State University During the gathering of fruit enthusiasts With a group of minds having the same insights In the promotion of fruit all throughout To produce fruits, the best food of life. With the Philfruit Association Symposium VariousContinue Reading
Jackfruit finds a company
2015-11-19
by Shree Padre, Kannur After studying India’s scattered jackfruit industry for more than a year, Subhash Koroth, 32, finally decided to take the plunge. This May, he invested Rs 1 crore of his own money and started India’s first formal jackfruit company, Artocarpus Foods Pvt. Ltd., at Taliparamb, near Kannur,Continue Reading
PHOTOS: Processed jackfruit products
2015-09-04
by Shree Padre 1. Pathanamthitta CARD KVK has standardized a dozen technologies for value addition of jackfruits. Out of this 3 are very important – Dehydration of Tender Jack Fruit, Unripe Jackfruit & Seed. These are called primary processing methods. Once JF is primary processed, it can be straightawayContinue Reading
Banana Fusarium Wilt: Return of the Catastrophic Plant Disease
2015-05-12
Based on a presentation by Dr. Altus Viljoen during the TFNet Workshop on ‘Enhancing Market Access for Tropical Fruits in East Africa and GCC Countries through Quality Improvement, Proper Post Harvest Handling and Pest and Disease Management’ in Khartoum, Sudan on 4-5 March 2015. Half a century ago, theContinue Reading