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 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
The 7th General Assembly (GA) of the International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) was held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia on 24 September 2018, a day before the TFNet-led International Conference on Tropical Fruit Pests and Diseases (TROPED 2018). Twenty three delegates were present during the assembly, including eightContinue Reading
Sabah, the second largest Malaysian State with an approximate area of 73 million hectares, is situated in the North Eastern part of Borneo Island. The State is a popular tourist destination for its pristine beaches, beautiful islands, tropical forests and the highest mountain in South East Asia. Sabah is alsoContinue Reading
UPDATE 3: Deadline for abstracts extended to 31 August 2018. For more information, visit www.itfnet.org/troped2018/programme.php UPDATE 3: Deadline for abstracts and early bird registration have been extended to 31 July 2018. Early bird registration has been extended to 31 July 2018. UPDATE 2: Early bird registration has been extended to 15Continue Reading
Tropical Fruit Growers of New Zealand membership has soared since a Northern Advocate report in March last year publicised the potential for profit in growing bananas, pineapples and other tropical plants in Northland and other warmer parts of New Zealand. Back then, the group had about 20 members experimentingContinue Reading
Global trade in avocados, mangos, pineapple and papaya is set to reach a new peak in 2017 though climate change threatens the output of tropical fruit in many growing regions, the United Nations food agency (FAO) said on Thursday. Exports of the four main tropical fruits have been growingContinue Reading
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