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 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

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 highly-anticipated proceedings of the International Conference on Tropical Fruit Pests and Diseases have been officially released.      If you are interested in the proceedings or any of the individual papers, contact the TFNet Secretariat at info@itfnet.org.   Abstracts of the papers presented are available here: http://itfnet.org/troped2018/abstracts.php   eISBN:Continue Reading

The 2019 International Symposium on Tropical Fruits (ISTF 2019) is now accepting abstracts.     ISTF 2019 will be held in 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)Continue Reading

Topics ranging from strategic directions to increasing production and productivity, pests and disease management, postharvest management, best agronomic practices, new potential underutilized fruit crops, and potential markets were discussed during the concurrent session on fruits of the International Symposia on Horticulture (ISH) in Bali, Indonesia on 27-30 November 2018.    Continue Reading

TFNet will be participating in the International Symposia on Horticulture (ISH 2018) in Kuta, Bali from the 27th -30th November 2018, organized by the Indonesian Center for Horticulture Research and Development (ICHORD) under the Indonesian Agency for Agriculture Research and Development (IAARD), Ministry of Agriculture.     TFNet Advisor andContinue Reading