Lampung Town- The Pondoh Salak comodities had initially thought to have originated from Yogyakarta identical from Yogyakarta, but had turned out not to be true. At Kabupaten Pesawaran salak were grown by Bumi Adnan and were able to produce pondoh salak which has unique characteristics. Pondoh Salak producing districtContinue Reading
Bojonegoro (beritajatim.com) – Hundreds of people looked happy. Despite the long wait, their spirits were not dampened as they awaited the loads of salak that will be paraded. The loads of approximately four meters high was made with a pile of hundreds of the fruits. This was the people’sContinue Reading
In the throes of a prolonged dry spell, the people of Karnataka may have something to cheer about with the early arrival of mangoes this year. Prolonged drought in the State has induced flowering in mango trees, resulting in the arrival of the fruit three months before season. However,Continue Reading
Agri Malaysia 2017 is an international exhibition organized by Expoglobe and One International Exhibition to be held on 22nd – 24th September 2017 at the Setia City Convention Center, Shah Alam, Malaysia. It is supported by the International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry (MOA)Continue Reading
Chocolate lovers could soon have a harder time satisfying their sweet tooth. Worldwide demand for this mouth-watering treat is outstripping the production of cocoa beans, its primary ingredient. But in a study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, scientists report that compounds found in jackfruit seeds produceContinue Reading
TFNet has filled the Technical Officer and Project Officer positions with Dorothy Chandrabalan as Technical Officer and Arifurrahman Rusman, respectively. We are looking forward to work with them! Here are their bios: Dorothy Chandrabalan – Technical Officer dorothy[at]itfnet[dot]org Arifurrahman Rusman – Project Officer arif[at]itfnet[dot]orgContinue Reading
In a fit of fancy over half a century ago, Sam Panopoulos and his brother tossed some canned pineapple onto a pizza in their southwestern Ontario restaurant. Little did he know he would be inventing one of the most popular – and divisive and debated – pizzas in theContinue Reading
Dr. Desa Hassim, CEO of TFNet paid courtesy visits to Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) on 6 February 2017 and Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) on 10 February 2017, Continue Reading
TFNet organized a study visit on “Technology Acquisition on Agricultural Machinery and Postharvest Technology in Thailand” on 31 Jan – 4 Feb 2017. The study visit was organised upon request by the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), Malaysia for 14 officers from the Department of Agriculture (DOA) of Malaysia onContinue Reading
Avocado farmers in the rolling hillsides of Mexico’s Michoacan state are not worried for now by U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to tear up a trade deal which could make the favorite snack of Super Bowl viewers more expensive. Americans will chomp through huge amounts of avocados mashed intoContinue Reading
The International Tropical Fruit Network (TFNet) and the NAM Institute for the Empowerment of Women (NIEW) Malaysia organized a training workshop on Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Agri-Food Business Through Tropical Fruits Value Chain from 29 November to 2 December 2016. The Workshop was attended by 26 participants from Malaysia,Continue Reading
In observance of the International Year of Pulses, Food and Agriculture Organization organized a Expert Consultation on Scoping, Prioritizing and Mapping of Neglected and Underutilized Crop Species in Asia on 3-5 December 2016. Invited participants were from the University of Western Australia (UWA), International Centre for Agricultural Research inContinue Reading
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