1. Overview on Global Tropical Fruit Production and Trade: Issues and Challenges Yacob Ahmad 2. Quality Assurance, Food Safety and Standards for Market Opportunities in Tropical Fruits Abu-Bakr Ali Abu-Goukh 3. Postharvest Management Practices in Tropical Fruits for Market Access Kahil S. Yousif 4. Fruit fly management practices on tropicalContinue Reading

1.  Research needs to align with commercial practice – Alternative concept for mango market access protocol Bob C. Williams Director of Plant Industries, Darwin, Australia 2. Research and development in addressing the challenges in market expansion of Malaysian fruits Zabedah Mahmood Research Officer, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Malaysia 3. AContinue Reading

International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), together with FAO and support by experts from the Banana Asia Pacific Network (BAPNET ) held a side event during the 70th Session of the Committee on Commodity Problems at the Iran Room, FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy on 7 October 2014. The theme of the sideContinue Reading

The first “International Symposium on Superfruits: Myth or Truth?” was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 1-3 July 2013, organized by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam (MARD). Ninety participants from 18Continue 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