Participants of the Workshop   International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet),  the Seed Wing of Ministry of Agriculture, Bangladesh and Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh,  jointly organized a Workshop on Increasing Income Of Tropical Fruit Among  Smallholders Through Quality Improvement, Post Harvest Management And Processing at the Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, BangladeshContinue Reading

Important guests during the opening ceremony Guangzhou, China: TFNet Chief Executive Officer Yacob Ahmad presented a paper in a workshop on Increasing competitiveness and market access for tropical and subtropical fruit through quality assurance in China last 17 December 2011. Yacob was invited to discuss Enhancing market access through qualityContinue Reading

Organizers and participants from MAIL   It is a useful experience to learn from countries with successful agricultural and socioeconomic programs. Hence, a 15-member delegation lead by the Deputy Minister for Agricultural Affairs (MAIL), Islamic Republic of Afghanistan participated in Leadership Seminar and Study Tour organized by the Institute ofContinue Reading

  The 6th Annual Foodnews Juice Asia will be held on 24 – 26 May 2012 in Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore. It will meticulously examine the latest issues affecting both the supply and demand of juice in Asia by providing you with industry’s leading experts for each subject. Now in itsContinue Reading

International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), in collaboration with Common Fund for Commodities (CFC), Amsterdam, National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Nigeria, and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations organized a workshop on ‘Enhancing Participation in the Value Chain and Establishing Links to the Market for Tropical Fruit SmallholdersContinue Reading

International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), Department of Agriculture, Malaysia and Malaysia Agriculture Research Development Institute (MARDI) jointly organised a workshop on ‘Integrated Approaches in Banana Disease Management’ at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park, Serdang, Malaysia on 22 March 2011. Banana plantations in Malaysia have been severely affected by Fusarium wiltContinue Reading

Fruit tree improvement project (FTIP) – The largest depository/germplasm centre of fruits, medicinal plants and agroforestry in Bangladesh. Initially the project was established on 1 acre of land in 1991 funded by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) whose mission was established of a seed bank and extension ofContinue Reading

The Banana Research Center of Institute of Fruit Tree Research (IFTR), Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GDAAS) has been observing and monitoring the development of banana production in China and Guangdong province. The Research Centre has advanced steadily and has achieved much success, in contributing to the development of bananaContinue Reading

International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) in collaboration with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations organized an “Agribusiness Roundtable on Small and Medium Agro-Processing Enterprise (SMAE) Development” from 8-10 December 2010 at Hotel Seri Pacific, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A total of 30 SMAE business managers/entrepreneurs from 11 AsianContinue Reading

International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) and the Department of Horticulture, Indonesia organized a workshop ‘Increasing competitiveness and enhancing market access for tropical fruit through quality assurance and value chain improvements in Asia’, at the Topas Galleria Hotel, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on 27-29 October 2010. The workshop was attended byContinue Reading