Dr. Desa Hassim, TFNet CEO, was invited by the Malaysian Ministry of Finance on 10-12 April 2017 as a speaker during the 2018 Budget Discourse held in Putrajaya.   TFNet actively participated in the discourse that took place through a series of high-level meetings and focus group discussion. A finalContinue Reading

Following the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, countries globally have increasingly made commitments towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).   The rise in population and affluence translates to a rise in the demand for well-balanced diets and the need for nutritious food to be made available and accessible toContinue Reading

Eleven officers from different government agencies in Malaysia visited the rice production areas and research centers in Mekong Delta, Vietnam on 10 March – 2 April 2017.   This technical visit aims to introduce officers from several agencies under the Malaysian Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry to rice productionContinue Reading

TFNet has filled the Technical Officer and Project Officer positions with Dorothy Chandrabalan as Technical Officer and Arifurrahman Rusman, respectively. We are looking forward to work with them!   Here are their bios:   Dorothy Chandrabalan – Technical Officer dorothy[at]itfnet[dot]org   Arifurrahman Rusman – Project Officer arif[at]itfnet[dot]orgContinue Reading

The International Tropical Fruit Network (TFNet) and the NAM Institute for the Empowerment of Women (NIEW) Malaysia organized a training workshop on Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Agri-Food Business Through Tropical Fruits Value Chain from 29 November to 2 December 2016.     The Workshop was attended by 26 participants from Malaysia,Continue Reading

In observance of the International Year of Pulses, Food and Agriculture Organization organized a Expert Consultation on Scoping, Prioritizing and Mapping of Neglected and Underutilized Crop Species in Asia on 3-5 December 2016.   Invited participants were from the University of Western Australia (UWA), International Centre for Agricultural Research inContinue Reading

A national symposium on MD2 Pineapple Entrepreneurs Development was organized on 7-8 December 2016 by the  The International Tropical Fruits Network and the Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (MPIB) with support from the Ministry of Agriculture. The symposium was held during the Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture & Agrotourism (MAHA) 2016.   The main objectiveContinue Reading

The International Seminar on Tropical Horticulture 2016 was held in IPB International Convention Center, Bogor, Indonesia 28 – 29 November 2016. It was organized by Center of Excellence for Tropical Horticulture Studies (PKHT), Center of Excellence in University (PUI-PT), Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), and supported bythe International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet).   Twenty eightContinue Reading

TFNet organized a study visit for officers of the Department of Agriculture Malaysia on 7-13 November 2016. The participants visited the Agriculture Technology Acquisition to Taiwan Including Attending Taiwan Fruits and Vegetable Show 2016, Food and Fertilizer Technology Center (FFTC), Taiwan Banana Research Institute and private seed companies such as Known-you SeedContinue Reading