Led by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) representative Dr. Hassan M. Ali Dinar, a group of delegates from the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Agriculture will attend a study tour in Malaysia on 1-12 March 2014.
The study tour is organized by International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) and will cover public and private tropical fruit production and processing centers in West Malaysia.
The study tour aims to strengthen the relationship between TFNet, Saudi Arabia, and Malaysian agencies; exchange information on tropical fruit research and production; facilitate discussion on market access of fruit products between the two countries; and discuss possible collaborations between Saudi Arabia and TFNet in workshops, trainings, material exchanges, and consultancies.
The participants are set to visit the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry, the Malaysian Agricultural and Research and Development Institute, and production and processing areas of the following fruits: mango, guava, jackfruit, and dragonfruit.