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
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
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