NEW YEAR MESSAGE FROM TFNET
2020 has been an unprecedented year which witnessed how disruptions can shape the dynamics of commonplace engagements. As rapidly as the pandemic swept nations, the responses to mitigate these disruption were equally swift, with various adjustments introduced to fit into the ‘new norm’. In light of the coronavirus pandemic andContinue Reading
TFNet Newsfeed – Issue 61/Yearend 2020
The 2020 yearend issue of TFNet Newsfeed reports on the “Virtual workshop series research on banana fusarium wilt” and includes a special New Year Message from the Secretariat.Other news highlights include: CHINA: 400M middle-class sector ‘promising market’ for PH goods USA: Del Monte’s new ‘juicier and sweeter’ pink pineapple isContinue Reading
TFNet Newsfeed – Issue 60/September 2020
The August 2020 issue of TFNet Newsfeed includes the announcement of the virtual workshop on “Safeguarding the Banana Industry from Fusarium Wilt: Research Updates and Opportunities in Asia Pacific” and other tropical fruit updates.Continue Reading
TFNet Newsfeed – Issue 59/July 2020
The July 2020 issue of TFNet Newsfeed highlights the ISTF2019 Proceedings and more impacts of COVID-19 on the tropical fruit industry.Continue Reading
FEATURE: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tropical fruit supply chain, demand, and consumption
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
TFNet Newsfeed: Issue 58/May-June 2020
The May-June 2020 issue of TFNet Newsfeed includes a feature on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tropical fruit supply chain, demand, and consumption.Continue Reading
TFNet Newsfeed: Issue 57/April 2020
The April 2020 issue of TFNet Newsfeed features MARDI as a new TFNet member and a compilation of information on COVID-19 and tropical fruits.Continue Reading
FEATURE: Useful resources on best practices and recommendations for the handling and consumption of fruits during the COVID-19 outbreak
The global fruit trade has been coming into terms with the crippling effects of the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 with fruit market channels and supply chains severely disrupted. These have direct implications on the purchasing behaviors of consumers and diets of the masses.Continue Reading
ISSUE 56: MARCH 2020
ISSUE 55: FEBRUARY 2020
FEATURE: Agriculture 4.0…Are we ready for tropical fruits?
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












