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

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

A national symposium on MD2 Pineapple Entrepreneurs Development was organized on 7-8 December 2016 by the  The International Tropical Fruits Network and the Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (MPIB) with support from the Ministry of Agriculture. The symposium was held during the Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture & Agrotourism (MAHA) 2016.   The main objectiveContinue Reading

The International Seminar on Tropical Horticulture 2016 was held in IPB International Convention Center, Bogor, Indonesia 28 – 29 November 2016. It was organized by Center of Excellence for Tropical Horticulture Studies (PKHT), Center of Excellence in University (PUI-PT), Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), and supported bythe International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet).   Twenty eightContinue Reading

TFNet organized a study visit for officers of the Department of Agriculture Malaysia on 7-13 November 2016. The participants visited the Agriculture Technology Acquisition to Taiwan Including Attending Taiwan Fruits and Vegetable Show 2016, Food and Fertilizer Technology Center (FFTC), Taiwan Banana Research Institute and private seed companies such as Known-you SeedContinue Reading