TFNet kickstarts international webinar series on minor tropical fruits with “jackfruit”
The international webinar on ‘Developing the jackfruit for global consumption and markets’ was held on 21 July 2022 and organized by the International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) with support from the Malaysian Department of Agriculture (DOA). This is the first of a series of webinars on minor tropical fruits toContinue Reading
TFNet and CABI explore areas of future partnership
Dr. Ulrich Kuhlmann, CABI’s Executive Director of Global Operations, visited the TFNet office in Malaysia to discuss further areas of collaboration.Continue Reading
FAO-led review session on a due diligence tool
FAO-UN recently conducted a review session for a self-assessment tool to support companies in undertaking due diligence activities. The session which was led by the FAO’s Responsible Fruits Project team, reached out to avocado and pineapple companies in Asia, Africa, and Europe to review the tool developed as a formContinue Reading
UN’s International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021 officially closed
IYFV2021 officially closed on February 24, 2022, highlighting the year-long activities held.Continue Reading
TFNet organizes the 2021 International Symposium on Tropical Fruits
.The 2021 International Symposium on Tropical Fruits (ISTF 2021) was held on 28-30 September, organized by TFNet and co-organized with AARDO, CABI, ITFRI, GDAAS, and ICAR- IIHR.Continue Reading
TFNet co organizes the Malaysia Banana Congress 2021
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
REPORT: Introduction session for the FAO-UN global project on ‘Building Responsible Global Value Chains for Sustainable Tropical Fruits’
FAO and TFNet held an introductory session for the project titled ‘Building Responsible Global Value Chains for Sustainable Tropical Fruits’ on May 24, 2021. Continue Reading
TFNet participates in regional workshop of Lancang-Mekong Agricultural Cooperation on quality and safety of agri-food production
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
Call for Abstracts – Malaysian National Fruit Symposium
The Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) together with TFNet will be organizing the ‘Persidangan Buah-buahan Kebangsaan” (National Fruits Symposium) from the 6th to 8th April 2021. Continue Reading
