by Ian Crawford, Fresh Plaza Felix Sanjuan is an industrial engineer who has worked in several countries throughout his career. When he was about to retire he decided to come up with some kind of occupation that was compatible with his retirement, included being creative, and that allowed him toContinue Reading
by Daniel Fitzgerald, ABC Rural A Katherine farm will plant more bananas after a successful trial of the crop, while most of the Top End is restricted from growing bananas following the outbreak of Banana Freckle. A trial plot of 600 banana plants was planted in at Seven Fields’Continue Reading
by Matt Brann, ABC Rural The Northern Territory’s rambutan industry is experiencing one of its longest harvest periods on record. Some growers started picking the bright red tropical fruit back in October and will still be harvesting for at least another month. It is believed the drawn out harvestContinue Reading
by Matt Brann, ABC Rural Pickers are working flat out on Australia’s largest dragon fruit farm, which is on track to produce its biggest crop on record. Located in Darwin’s rural area, the family-owned farm is supplying the colourful fruit to markets across the country. Grower Marcus Karlsson said theContinue Reading
by Mirza Shakil, The Daily Star Mixed gardening, the practice of growing different fruits and crops on the same land, sees success in Madhupur garh area of the district. The hilly lands in the region are suitable for the innovative cultivation that brings extra profit, said farmers andContinue Reading
The health ministry of Malaysia is still conducting studies on the use of papaya leaf juice to cure dengue fever, said its Director-General, Datuk Dr. Noor Hisham Bin Abdullah. He said clinical studies by the Institute of Medical Research (IMR) on the papaya leaf juice on a dengue fever patientContinue Reading
The Intergovernmental Group on Citrus Fruit of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with support of Chinese Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GDAAS), recently organized the Intersessional Meeting on Citrus Greening Disease (Huanglongbing) on 2-4 December 2015 at the Ramada Plaza Hotel, Guangzhou City. TheContinue Reading
BANGKOK, THAILAND: TFNet CEO Dr. Desa Hassim paid a courtesy visit to Kanit Likhitvidhayavuth, Deputy Director General of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DOAE), Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperative (MOAC) on the 17th December 2015. During the visit, he encouraged the DOAE to join TFNet and represent Thailand as a countryContinue Reading
I wish you members and friends of TFNet a happy new year! In 2016, TFNet turns 16 years and will continue to play a major role in facilitating international cooperation in production, consumption, logistics, markets, and trade development in the global tropical fruit sector. I would like to takeContinue Reading
TFNet CEO Dr. Desa Hassim attended the Malaysian Pineapple Conference held in Riverside Hotel, Kuching Sarawak, Malaysia on 1-2 December 2015. The conference was organized by the Malaysia Pineapple Industrial Board (MPIB), supported by the State government of Sarawak during the celebrations of the National Farmers, Livestock Breeder andContinue Reading
by Carmelito Q. Francisco, Business World Banana growers and exporters in the Philippines, currently the second biggest such industry in the world, are bracing for competition from fellow members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which have started to develop banana plantations. Among the ASEAN countriesContinue Reading
Farmers on Hawaii’s Big Island are worried after a disease affecting banana plants was found north of Hilo despite a quarantine effort. The banana bunchy top virus, which stunts the growth of banana plants and deforms their fruit, was first found on Oahu in 1989 and arrived in Kailua-Kona theContinue Reading
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