News & Events (Page 22)

TFNet joined the International Conference on Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Sarawak (ICAAS 2017) from the 21st -22nd August 2017. Aside from displaying during the exhibition, CEO Dr. Desa Hassim presented during one of the sessions.     The event was opened by Datu Haji Ismawi bin Haji Ismuni, Deputy StateContinue Reading

See the award-winning photos during the International Workshop on Production, Value Addition, and Marketing of Jackfruit on 9-14 August 2017 below: First Prize Second PrizeContinue Reading

The International Workshop on Production, Value Addition, and Marketing of Jackfruit was launched on August 9 in the Regional Agricultural Research Station, Ambalavayal, Wayanad, Kerala, India. The 6-day-long festival is being organized by the Kerala Agriculture University, the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Farmer’s Welfare, the government of Kerala, theContinue Reading

On 18 May 2017, guest speaker Dr. Mohd Desa Hassim, CEO of International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), presented at the second Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) Brown Bag Seminar on a topic titled “Malaysia: Current Scenario and Way Forward for the Fruit Industry”. Dr. Mohd Desa started the session by discussing theContinue Reading

TFNet Chief Executive Officer Dr. Desa Hassim is invited to speak in the Khazanah Research Institute’s Brown Bag Seminar Series at the Kutub Kanah room on 18 May 2017. The presentation starts at 12:00 pm and is expected to end at 2:00 pm.   The topic of the brown bagContinue Reading

 The Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) held its Thirty Second Technical Committee Meeting (TC-32) at Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) in Comilla, Bangladesh on 3rd May 2017.Continue Reading

TFNet recently held a networking meeting with Landskap Malaysia and its sister organization, Tropical Rainforest Conservation and Research Center (TRCRC) at its headquarters in Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.     Representatives from Landskap Malaysia and TRCRC were Mr. Mohamed Shah Redza Hussein (General Manager of Landskap MalaysiaContinue Reading

Dr. Desa Hassim, TFNet CEO, was invited by the Malaysian Ministry of Finance on 10-12 April 2017 as a speaker during the 2018 Budget Discourse held in Putrajaya.   TFNet actively participated in the discourse that took place through a series of high-level meetings and focus group discussion. A finalContinue Reading

Following the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, countries globally have increasingly made commitments towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).   The rise in population and affluence translates to a rise in the demand for well-balanced diets and the need for nutritious food to be made available and accessible toContinue Reading

Eleven officers from different government agencies in Malaysia visited the rice production areas and research centers in Mekong Delta, Vietnam on 10 March – 2 April 2017.   This technical visit aims to introduce officers from several agencies under the Malaysian Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry to rice productionContinue Reading