Introduction / Agronomy Postharvest and Processed Products Market and International Trade Research and Development   Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits | Rare Fruits Physiological Changes However, black heart (BH) disorder and post harvest diseases will shorten the storage life of fruits at low temperature.Continue Reading

Introduction / Agronomy Postharvest and Processed Products Market and International Trade Research and Development    Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits | Rare Fruits Introduction Pineapple is native to Uruguay, Brazil, and Paraguay of South America, a tropical perennial herb with multiple fruit. It isContinue Reading

FRANCE – Will organic soon be ploughing its furrow in mango orchards? This is the challenge set for the Biophyto project, selected following the Casdar 2011 call for projects, which is starting up in Réunion. The aim is to grow mangoes without using insecticides. This is an ambitious target. Bugs,Continue Reading

International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), in collaboration with Common Fund for Commodities (CFC), Amsterdam, National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Nigeria, and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations organized a workshop on ‘Enhancing Participation in the Value Chain and Establishing Links to the Market for Tropical Fruit SmallholdersContinue Reading

International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), Department of Agriculture, Malaysia and Malaysia Agriculture Research Development Institute (MARDI) jointly organised a workshop on ‘Integrated Approaches in Banana Disease Management’ at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park, Serdang, Malaysia on 22 March 2011. Banana plantations in Malaysia have been severely affected by Fusarium wiltContinue Reading

Fruit tree improvement project (FTIP) – The largest depository/germplasm centre of fruits, medicinal plants and agroforestry in Bangladesh. Initially the project was established on 1 acre of land in 1991 funded by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) whose mission was established of a seed bank and extension ofContinue Reading

The Banana Research Center of Institute of Fruit Tree Research (IFTR), Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GDAAS) has been observing and monitoring the development of banana production in China and Guangdong province. The Research Centre has advanced steadily and has achieved much success, in contributing to the development of bananaContinue Reading

International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) in collaboration with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations organized an “Agribusiness Roundtable on Small and Medium Agro-Processing Enterprise (SMAE) Development” from 8-10 December 2010 at Hotel Seri Pacific, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A total of 30 SMAE business managers/entrepreneurs from 11 AsianContinue Reading

International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) and the Department of Horticulture, Indonesia organized a workshop ‘Increasing competitiveness and enhancing market access for tropical fruit through quality assurance and value chain improvements in Asia’, at the Topas Galleria Hotel, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on 27-29 October 2010. The workshop was attended byContinue Reading