News & Events (Page 19)

I wish you members and friends of TFNet a happy new year!   In 2016, TFNet turns 16 years and will continue to play a major role in facilitating international cooperation in production, consumption, logistics, markets, and trade development in the global tropical fruit sector.  I would like to takeContinue Reading

TFNet CEO Dr. Desa Hassim attended the Malaysian Pineapple Conference held in Riverside Hotel, Kuching Sarawak, Malaysia on 1-2 December 2015.   The conference was organized by the Malaysia Pineapple Industrial Board (MPIB), supported by the State government of Sarawak during the celebrations of the National Farmers, Livestock Breeder andContinue Reading

GUANGZHOU CITY, CHINA: TFNet CEO Dr. Desa Hassim pays a courtesy visit to Dr. Yi Ganjun, Vice President of the Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GDAAS). Dr. Yi is also the Vice Chairperson of the TFNet Board of Trustees.   During the visit, issues and ideas on how to improveContinue Reading

TFNet Chief Executive Officer Dr. Desa Hassim presented a paper on “Gac Fruit As A Potential Superfruit For Economic And Social Well Being” during the 2015 International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences (ISSAAS) International Congress and General Meeting held at Tokyo University of Agriculture on 7-9 November 2015.  Continue Reading

BAGUIO CITY: The International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) welcomed fifteen new ordinary members during the 23rd Philippine National Fruit Symposium, organized by the Philippine Fruit Association (PFA) on 19-23 October 2015.   Chief Executive Officer Desa Hassim, PhD presented the activities of TFNet and encouraged the participants to join theContinue Reading

TFNet CEO Dr. Mohd Desa Haji Hassim visited fruit production areas and markets in Fiji on 22-23 August 2015, including the Legalega Research Station in Nadi and the Sigatoka Research Station in Sigatoka.   The visit aimed to observe the activities and technologies in tropical fruit production, learn about theContinue Reading

The Sixth General Assembly (GA) of the International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 5-6 August 2015, a day after the 5th International Symposium on “Sustainable Production and Marketing of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits with Focus on Potential Superfruits”.     Eight Country Members, twoContinue Reading

The International Symposium on “Sustainable Production and Marketing of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits with Focus on Potential Superfruits” was held in Sri Lanka on 3-4 August 2015, jointly organized by the International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), Ministry of Agriculture Sri Lanka, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),Continue Reading

  Article contributed by Yacob Ahmad   The Durian, also known as the King of Fruits, is popular among Asians. The large thorny fruit which ‘smells like hell’, however is compensated with the most unique taste, for Asians at least. Most Westerners tend to show a disdain to the smellContinue Reading

The International Tropical Fruits Network has appointed Dr. Mohd Desa Haji Hassim as the new Chief Executive Officer, who assumed the post starting 1 June 2015.   Dr. Desa took over upon the retirement of Yacob Ahmad, who served as CEO since August 2009.   Most recently, Dr. Desa servedContinue Reading

  UPDATE: For more information about the Symposium, click here.   Developing countries, particularly in Asia, Latin America, and Africa, account for about 98 percent of global tropical and subtropical fruit production. In the last decade, international trade of these fruits has expanded dramatically as developing countries recognize the benefitsContinue Reading