Challenges in developing rambutan as a popular and globally traded fruit
2023-05-24
TFNet recently held a webinar to discuss the challenges and seek recommendations to increase the visibility of rambutan.Continue Reading
Registration for Webinar on Global Consumption and Trade of Rambutan Now Open
2023-05-10
An international webinar on ‘Enhancing the global consumption and trade of Rambutan’ will be held on the zoom platform on 18 May 2023 at 2.00 pm.Continue Reading
TFNet and King Faisal University successfully complete inception assessment mission in a project to improve the mango and tropical fruits industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2023-03-22
International Tropical Fruits Network and King Faisal University are engaged in a project to assess the current development of mango / tropical fruit cultivation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Continue Reading
BRIEF: TFNet in partnership with King Faisal University in project to improve the mango and tropical fruit industry in Saudi Arabia
2023-02-23
International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) is embarking on a consultative partnership with King Faisal University to improve the tropical fruit industry particularly mango in Saudi Arabia.Continue Reading
ADDRESSING THE THREAT OF BACTERIAL DISEASES OF BANANAS TO FOOD SECURITY AND INCOME THROUGH SURVEILLENCE, FIELD MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND MOLECULAR APPROACHES
2022-12-16
Researchers shared information and discussed the impact of bacterial diseases in an online workshop held on 29 November 2022.Continue Reading
Registration open for virtual Workshop on Management of Bacterial Diseases in Banana
2022-11-24
Bananas are the most popular and ubiquitous tropical fruit with reference to its production, consumption, and global trade. Broadly, the fruit can be categorized under dessert bananas, such as the popular Cavendish variety and cooking bananas or plantains. According to FAOSTAT, banana global exports generated an estimated 13.5 billion USD,Continue Reading
TFNet co organizes the Malaysia Banana Congress 2021
2021-10-04
The Malaysia Banana Congress 2021 was held online on 7 – 8 September 2021, after a pre-event workshop on 3 – 6 September. The congress was organized by the Centre for Research in Biotechnology for Agriculture (CEBAR), University of Malaya, Malaysia, with International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) was one ofContinue Reading
TFNet participates in regional workshop of Lancang-Mekong Agricultural Cooperation on quality and safety of agri-food production
2021-05-03
The Lancang/Mekong river originates from the Tibetan plateau in China and ends at the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. The Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) mechanism launched in 2016, signifies the multilateral cooperation between riparian states along the 4,350 km river comprising Cambodia, PR China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Agriculture isContinue Reading
FEATURE: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tropical fruit supply chain, demand, and consumption
2020-07-01
The aggressive nature of COVID-19 has prompted Governments to impose protective measures to control its spread, including different forms of lockdowns. Despite efforts by countries to minimize impact, inevitably, the different forms of lockdowns imposed have affected the food supply chain with regard to production, distribution and market.Continue Reading
FEATURE: Agriculture 4.0…Are we ready for tropical fruits?
2020-02-05
The term Agriculture 4.0 has been bandied around by policymakers, researchers and technology prospectors in seeking ways to utilize the ubiquitous availability of communication networks and digital devices to improve productivity and marketability of agricultural produce.Continue Reading