One of the objectives of the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock is to increase sustainable production of high value and staple crops in Afghanistan for income generation, food security and export. Efforts are in progress to tackle constraints along the value chain from production to market and consumers,Continue Reading
Participants of the Workshop International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), the Seed Wing of Ministry of Agriculture, Bangladesh and Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, jointly organized a Workshop on Increasing Income Of Tropical Fruit Among Smallholders Through Quality Improvement, Post Harvest Management And Processing at the Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, BangladeshContinue Reading
Important guests during the opening ceremony Guangzhou, China: TFNet Chief Executive Officer Yacob Ahmad presented a paper in a workshop on Increasing competitiveness and market access for tropical and subtropical fruit through quality assurance in China last 17 December 2011. Yacob was invited to discuss Enhancing market access through qualityContinue Reading
Organizers and participants from MAIL It is a useful experience to learn from countries with successful agricultural and socioeconomic programs. Hence, a 15-member delegation lead by the Deputy Minister for Agricultural Affairs (MAIL), Islamic Republic of Afghanistan participated in Leadership Seminar and Study Tour organized by the Institute ofContinue Reading
TFNet invites you to join the 5th International Symposium on Tropical and Subtropical Fruits to be held in Hua Tai Hotel, Guangzhou, China on 18-20 June 2012, jointly organized by the Fruit Tree Research Institute, Guandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), International Society for HorticulturalContinue Reading
The 6th Annual Foodnews Juice Asia will be held on 24 – 26 May 2012 in Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore. It will meticulously examine the latest issues affecting both the supply and demand of juice in Asia by providing you with industry’s leading experts for each subject. Now in itsContinue Reading
VIETNAM – With the adoption of quality agricultural practices in the country, Vietnamese rambutan fruit can now meet the technical standards required to enter exacting markets like the US and the EU. The Ministry of Industry and Trade said rambutan accounts for the largest export earnings of any fruit, toppingContinue Reading
Fusarium wilt, caused by fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (or simply Foc), is a disease that threatens banana production worldwide. From the 1950s to 1960s, Foc race 1 devastated the Central American and Caribbean banana plantations that grew the ‘Gros Michel’ variety. This made the farmers switch to theContinue Reading
USA – Farmers might have a new pest on their hands after inspectors with the Department of Agriculture recently discovered an invasive fruit fly near Orlando. The guava fruit fly is most commonly found overseas. The tiny inspect poses a massive risk to crops because experts say it lays itsContinue Reading
Fruit juices provide health benefits, but drink them in moderation. A day without orange juice is like a day without sunshine, went an old TV commercial. Now we’re more concerned with the health benefits of juice than a sunny start to our day. You’ve seen the ads and read theContinue Reading
FRANCE – Will organic soon be ploughing its furrow in mango orchards? This is the challenge set for the Biophyto project, selected following the Casdar 2011 call for projects, which is starting up in Réunion. The aim is to grow mangoes without using insecticides. This is an ambitious target. Bugs,Continue Reading
SPAIN – Scientists at the Valencian Institute of Agrarian Research (IVIA, Spain) have created a machine that detects and separates rotten oranges, another that classifies mandarin segments according to their quality and another that helps citrus fruit pickers out in the field. All prototypes use computer vision to automatically inspectContinue Reading
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