The Final Announcement for ISTF 2019 has been released to delegates and participants, which includes updates on the tentative symposium program.     The 2019 International Symposium on Tropical Fruits (ISTF 2019) will be held in the Liberty Central Saigon Riverside Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 24-26 September,Continue Reading

The July 2019 issue of TFNet Newsfeed features updates on the upcoming 2019 International Symposium on Tropical Fruits to be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and a news report on the recent seminar on MD2 pineapples held in Malaysia. Other news include: INDONESIA: Indonesian tropical fruits can now be exportedContinue Reading

The 2019 International Symposium on Tropical Fruits (ISTF 2019) will be held in the Liberty Central Saigon Riverside Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 24-26 September, organized by the International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) with the support of the FruitContinue Reading

UPDATE: The tentative program of the workshop is available below.   The Food & Fertilizer Technology Center (FFTC) and Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS-SOFRI) will be organizing an international workshop on “Dragon fruit Network (DFNet): Marketing and the Whole Value Chain” on September 9-10 in Ho Chi Minh City,Continue Reading

A total of 282 participants – including growers, extension workers, researchers, government officers, input suppliers, NGOs, and the private sector – attended the seminar on Current Development and Challenges in Improving Production, Productivity, and Market Demand for the MD2 Pineapple Variety on 11 July 2019 at the Tan Sri YusofContinue Reading

The June 2019 issue of TFNet Newsfeed features updates on the upcoming 2019 International Symposium on Tropical Fruits to be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and a seminar on Current Development and Challenges in Improving Production, Productivity, and Market Demand for the MD2 Pineapple Variety. Other news include: PHILIPPINES: Country overflowsContinue Reading

The deadline for submission of abstracts for the International Symposium on Tropical Fruits (ISTF2019) has been extended to 28 June 2019.    ISTF2019 will be held at the Liberty Central Saigon Riverside Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on  24-26 September. It is organized by the International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet)Continue Reading

The International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) is leading a seminar titled Current Development and Challenges in Improving Production, Productivity, and Market Demand for the MD2 Pineapple Variety on 11 July 2019 at the Tan Sri Yusof Hashim Hall, MARDI, Serdang, Selangor, co-organized with the Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (MPIB), the MalaysianContinue Reading

The May 2019 issue of TFNet Newsfeed features the upcoming 2019 International Symposium on Tropical Fruits to be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and a seminar on Current Development and Challenges in Improving Production, Productivity, and Market Demand for the MD2 Pineapple Variety.Continue Reading

Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing (BDS), an associate member of TFNet, will release the new book Achieving sustainable cultivation of tropical fruits on 23 August, edited by Professor Elhadi M. Yahia.     According to the BDS website, this collection reviews current advances in the breeding and cultivation of key tropicalContinue Reading

The April 2019 issue of TFNet Newsfeed features the upcoming 2019 International Symposium on Tropical Fruits to be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and an international workshop on dragonfruit. Other news include: MALAYSIA: MARDI launches star fruit clone ‘Bintang Mas’ INDONESIA: China ink trade protocol for export ofContinue Reading