TFNet is composed of the General Assembly (GA), the Board of Trustees (Board) and the Secretariat. The Regional Networks will be established once membership has increased. The GA meets once in three (3) years to discuss reports and consider future activities, programmes, budget, and constitutional amendments.

 

The Board of Trustees consists of fourteen (14) members, with representatives from country members, a representative from the Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations, and two experts from among the members to represent the various disciplines in the tropical fruit industry. The Board meets at least once a year. The Board is responsible for submitting to the GA the reports of activities, financial report, programme and budget, appointing the staffs, consideration and implementation of the decision of the GA, advice and guide the secretariat on the operation and management, seeking for funding and enhancing cooperation and linkages.

 

The Secretariat is headed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and is assisted by the officers and appointed staff. The CEO is appointed by the Board of Trustees. The CEO and the Secretariat are responsible for day to day administration including arrangement for convening of GA, the Board, organizing and coordinate activities, and financial management.

 

 

Board of Trustees

 

Chairperson
H.E. Datuk Seri Isham Bin Ishak
Secretary General, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS),
Malaysia

 

 

Vice Chairpersons
Dr. Yi Ganjun
Vice President, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GDAAS)
People’s Republic of China
Dr. Andrew Tukana
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Waterways
Fiji Islands

 

 

Country Representatives
Dr. Himanshu Pathak
Secretary, (DARE) & Director General ICAR
Indian Council of Agri. Research (ICAR) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Office of the Secretary
India
Director, Economic Section, Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
Syrian Arab Republic
Dr. Abayomi A. Olaniyan
Executive Director, National Horticultural Research Institute
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Mr. Md. Abu Zubair Hossain Bablu
Additional Secretary & Director General, Seed Wing, Ministry of Agriculture
People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Dr. Prihasto Setyanto
Director General, Directorate General Horticulture, Ministry of Agriculture
Republic of Indonesia
Dr. Nguyen Quoc Hung
Director General, Fruit and Vegetable Research Institute (FAVRI)
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Dr. Gerald Glenn F. Panganiban
OIC Director, Bureau of Plant Industry
Republic of the Philippines
Mrs. Buthaina Mohamed Alhassan Idris
Director-General, Horticulture Sector, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry,
Republic of the Sudan
Dr. Muhammad Sohail Mazhar
Senior Director of Plant Industries
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Northern Territory
Government of Australia
Mr. Janaka Dharmakeerthi
Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Plantation Industries
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Dr. Bandar Al-Otaibi
Director General,
Saudi National Center for Research on Agriculture and Livestock
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

 

Associate Member Representative
YBhg. Dato’ Dr. Mohamad Zabawi Abd. Ghani
Director General
Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI)
43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Dr. Feng Zhang
Regional Director
CAB International (CABI) – SEA

 

Expert Member Representatives
YBhg. Datuk Dr. Mohammad Roff Mohd. Noor
Expert Member
Malaysia
Vacant

 

FAO Representative
Mr. Pascal Liu
Team Leader, International Investment and Tropical Fruits,
Trade and Markets Division,
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

 

Secretary
Vacant
Chief Executive Officer, TFNet

 

 

Bureau Officers from Member Countries

 

Bureau Officers from Member Countries
Vacant
Malaysia

Vacant
China

Vacant
Vietnam
Mr. Manoa Iranacola
Senior Research Officer for the Ministry of Agriculture
Republic of Fiji

Vacant
Syria

Vacant
Nigeria

Vacant
Indonesia

Vacant
Bangladesh

Vacant
Philippines

Dr. Prakash Patil
Principal Scientist and Project Coordinator,
Tropical Fruits Unit, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR)
Republic of India

Vacant
Sudan

Vacant
Australia

Vacant
Sri Lanka

 

 

 

Secretariat

 

HEAD OFFICE

 

Chief Executive Officer
vacant

Technical Officer
(Acting CEO)

Ms. Dorothy Chandrabalan
dorothy@itfnet.org
tfnetceo@itfnet.org

Information Officer
Mr. Christian Anthony Tolentino Cangao
christian@itfnet.org

Administrative Officer
Ms. Hariyatul Asni Abdul Rani
hariyatul@itfnet.org

Executive Assistant
Ms. Noor Ba’ah Abdol Said
noorsaid@itfnet.org

Advisor
Mr. Yacob Ahmad
yacob@itfnet.org