Participants of the 5th International Symposium on Tropical and Subtropical Fruits (ISTSF) went on a field trip to different places of interest on 20 June 2012, a day after the symposium. [slideshow post_id=”1580″] In the morning, participants visited the banana plantations of the Zengcheng Xianghui Banana Farmers’ Cooperative.Continue Reading
The 7th International Postharvest Symposium (7th IPS) was held in the Putra World Trade Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 25-29 June 2012. Bearing the theme “Postharvest for Wealth and Health,” the 7th IPS featured sessions on preharvest effects; physiological and molecular mechanisms; physical and chemical treatments; postharvest pestsContinue Reading
HO CHI MINH CITY: The 16th Vietnamese Southern Fruit Festival was held at the Suoi Tien Theme Park in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City from 1 – 23 June 2012. The festival was a joint collaboration between the Municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Department of Agriculture andContinue Reading
With food contamination involving pesticide residues being a major concern to consumers, a special way of growing carambola in Taiwan makes them especially appealing to health conscious consumers, said veteran farmer Chen Chia-hsin, who in 2000 introduced net house cultivation to his orchard. Chen, who has more 20 years ofContinue Reading
GUANGZHOU, CHINA: Preparations for the 5th International Symposium on Tropical and Subtropical Fruits (5th ISTSF) to be held in Hua Tai Hotel, Guangzhou, China on 18-20 June 2012 are well underway. It is the foremostContinue Reading
A ‘training-for-trainers’ course on food processing was conducted at the Sentra Pengembangan Agribisnis Terpadu (SPAT) Training Center in East Java, Indonesia for 3 Fijian participants from 31 May to 2 June 2012. Continue Reading
SERDANG, MALAYSIA: The ASEAN Cooperation in Food, Agriculture and Forestry initiated a training on carambola held in the Malaysian Agricultural Extension Training Institute (AETI) on 29 Apr – 12 May 2012. 15 participants from 3 countries attended the training, which covered topics on carambola production, soil management, pest &Continue Reading
Booth of the Southern Fruits Research Institute (SOFRI), an associate member of TFNet CAO LANH CITY, VIETNAM: The 1st Festival of Safe VAC products was organized by the Southern Vietnam Gardening Association (VACVINA), in cooperation with newspaper Rural Economy and the local Dongthap provincial government on 15-20 April 2012. Continue Reading
The 7th International Postharvest Symposium (IPS 2012) will be held on 25-29 June 2012 in Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Bearing the theme Postharvest for Wealth and Health, IPS 2012 aims to highlight advances in the global postharvest horticulture research and development, facilitate a forum for informationContinue Reading
One of the objectives of the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock is to increase sustainable production of high value and staple crops in Afghanistan for income generation, food security and export. Efforts are in progress to tackle constraints along the value chain from production to market and consumers,Continue Reading
Participants of the Workshop International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), the Seed Wing of Ministry of Agriculture, Bangladesh and Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, jointly organized a Workshop on Increasing Income Of Tropical Fruit Among Smallholders Through Quality Improvement, Post Harvest Management And Processing at the Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, BangladeshContinue Reading
Important guests during the opening ceremony Guangzhou, China: TFNet Chief Executive Officer Yacob Ahmad presented a paper in a workshop on Increasing competitiveness and market access for tropical and subtropical fruit through quality assurance in China last 17 December 2011. Yacob was invited to discuss Enhancing market access through qualityContinue Reading
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