News & Events (Page 28)

International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) in collaboration with Bioversity International, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) and Department of Agriculture Malaysia organized the ‘International Seminar on Recent Developments in the Production, Postharvest Management and Trade of Minor Tropical Fruits’ in Kuala Lumpur on 18 – 19 August 2009. TheContinue Reading

The workshop was attended by 16 participants comprising of members of the Board of Trustees, Representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture Malaysia, specially invited participants and the TFNet secretariat. Facilitators of the workshop were consultants from a company – Executive Essentials. The objective of the workshop was: – to engageContinue Reading

Study visit to Agricultural Projects in East Java, Indonesia from 23 – 29 November 2008 This visit will include:- •  Visit Government Kabupaten Kediri •  Visit Pineapple Plantation – Ngancar (Farmers group) •  Visit Apple Plantation •  Visit Shallot Farmers Group •  Visit Padi SRI (System of Rice Intensification) PPKContinue Reading

The biggest tropical fruit event for this year – the 4th International Symposium on Tropical and Subtropical Fruits was held at the Convention Hall, Agriculture Institute, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, from 3 – 7 November 2008. The symposium was organised by the International Society for Horticultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture,Continue Reading

Background The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) has financed a project under the Fast Track facility entitled “The Transfer of Global Information System On Tropical Fruits with Special Focus on Africa”. The main objective of the project is to develop a credible and comprehensive information clearing-house with technical information onContinue Reading

TFNet held its Board of Trustees meeting (BOT) on 17 July 2008, at the Century Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, on 17 July 2008. The meeting was presided by the TFNet Chairman, Dato’ Dr. Zulkifli Idris, and attended by 9 members of the Board from the total of 13 members. ObserversContinue Reading

The International Seminar on Consumer Trends and Export of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits, a collaboration between TFNet, (Agricultural and Food Marketing Association for Asia and the Pacific (AFMA), Department of Agriculture and Department of Agricultural Extension, of Thailand was successfully held on 14 – 16 July 2008 at the CenturyContinue Reading