SPAIN – Scientists at the Valencian Institute of Agrarian Research (IVIA, Spain) have created a machine that detects and separates rotten oranges, another that classifies mandarin segments according to their quality and another that helps citrus fruit pickers out in the field. All prototypes use computer vision to automatically inspectContinue Reading
MALAYSIA – The spiky, stinky tropical fruit known as the durian is an acquired taste. As Malaysia begins selling durians to China, farmers here in the southern part of the country hope middle-class Chinese will develop a preference for their home-grown version. “Our durians are the best. No-one else canContinue Reading
Delegates of TFNet Board of Trustees Members The International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) held its 4th TFNet Board of Trustees meeting in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on 26-28 July 2011. Secretary General Dato Mohd Hashim Abdullah of the Malaysian Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry (MOA) chaired the meetingContinue 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
TFNet Board of Trustees meeting was held at the Ocean Hotel, Guangzhou, China on 6-7th July 2010. It was attended by 9 members and 15 observers. The meeting was chaired by the Chairperson of TFNet, H.E. Dato’ Mohd Mokhtar bin Ismail, who is also the Secretary General of Ministry ofContinue Reading
International Tropical Fruit Network (TFNet) was involved in the recent training course on ‘Advanced Technologies on Tropical Fruit Production, Postharvest Techniques and Agricultural Marketing for Asean Countries’ from 2-15 May 2010 at the Agricultural Extension Training Institute, Serdang, Malaysia. The course was organized by the Malaysian Department of Agriculture inContinue Reading
TFNet organized 2 study visits to agricultural and food processing projects for the Malaysian Department of Agriculture, to Thailand from 7 to 11 December and 14 to 18 December 2009. Both the study visits were made possible with the assistance of the Foreign Agricultural Relations Division, Ministry of Agriculture andContinue Reading
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