The year 2013 had been a busy year for TFNet. In July, we successfully organized the International Symposium on Superfruits: Myth or Truth, TFNet Board of Trustees meeting, and a workshop on Value Chain Development in Asia in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The Board of Trustees meeting laid the framework for TFNet strategic directions for the next 5 years. Besides that, a workshop on Tropical Fruit Value Chain and Market Access was held in Fiji in August. Other key achievements include completing a consultancy assignment on land evaluation and crop suitability in Malaysia and a study on the value chain of fruits in Indonesia and Vietnam.
Programs planned for 2014 include workshops in Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar, a conference and board meeting in Malaysia, and collaborative initiatives with our network partners. With the expansion in member countries and other members, including partnerships with other organisations, 2014 will be another eventful year for TFNet.
Our latest feature for 2014, TFNet newsfeed, highlights tropical fruit news, information and events in member countries and others. We hope this will be useful to those seeking for the latest news and development in global tropical fruit production, consumption, and trade.
I would like to wish everyone a fruitful and successful 2014.
Yacob Ahmad