May-Aug 2012 tropical fruit net Your Global Partner in Tropical Fruit Development Newsletter of the International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) www.itfnet.org 5th ISTSF successfully held in Guangzhou, China The 5th International Symposium on Tropical and A total of 230 participants from 23 countries Subtropical Fruits (ISTSF) was held in Guangzhou, attended the symposium, including those from China on 18-20 June 2012. It was jointly organized by Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Fiji, Italy, Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy Malaysia, Sudan, Thailand, and USA. Participants hail of Agricultural Sciences (IFTR-GDAAS); International from renowned academic and research institutions, Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet); International Society international organizations, government agencies and for Horticultural Sciences (ISHS); Hunan Agricultural the private sector. University; and Guangdong Fruit Association. more on page 8 Fruit prices (Vietnam), 1st week June 2012 # Fruit Farm gate Wholesale Inside the Newsletter 1 Dragon fruit 0.45-0.55 0.55-0.65 5th IPM to be held in Malaysia 3 2 Durian 0.90-1.00 1.00-1.10 Bangladesh to host 1st Int’l Jackfruit 4 3 Guava 0.30-0.40 0.40-0.50 Symposium 4 Jackfruit 0.50-0.60 0.60-0.70 TFNet Holds its 5th GA in China 5 5 Longan 0.95-1.00 1.10-1.20 Malaysia Hosts 7th IPS 7 6 Lychee 0.55-0.60 0.65-0.70 Post-symposium ISTSF field trip 10 7 Mango (Cat Hoa Loc) 1.40-1.50 1.55-1.65 Vietnam celebrates fruit festival 11 8 Mangosteen 1.50-1.65 1.70-1.90 Jackfruit: The sweet giant 13 9 Papaya 0.08-0.10 0.13-0.18 Rust-like symptoms and rot on 16 10 Pineapple 0.13-0.20 0.20-0.23 Jackfruit 11 Pomelo (5 Roi) 0.45-0.50 0.50-0.55 Sri Lanka’s jackfruit love affair 18 12 Pomelo (Da xanh) 1.40-1.50 1.50-1.65 Minimal processing of Jackfruit 19 13 Rambutan 0.75-0.80 0.90-0.95 Jackfruit recipes 18-19 14 Sapodilla 0.45-0.50 0.55-0.65 Sime Darby’s new pink guava juice 20 15 Watermelon 0.25-0.30 0.30-0.35 Unit: USD/kg TFNet - Linking People, Technology, and Market Page 1 Editorial TFNet successfully held two major events for this year – the 5th International Symposium of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits on 18-20 June and the TFNet 5th General Assembly on TFNet Member Countries 21 June at Guangzhou, China. During the General Assembly, Malaysia retained the Chairperson post in the Board of Trustees. • Malaysia This issue also reports on the 7th International Post Harvest • The Republic of Fiji Islands Symposium held in Malaysia from 25 – 29 June, which TFNet • The People’s Republic of China was involved as a coorganizer. • The Syrian Arab Republic • Federal Republic of Nigeria Vietnam is one of the leading Asian countries in the • Republic of Indonesia production of tropical fruits. The annual southern fruit festival began with an official opening on June 1 in Ho Chi Minh City. • People’s Republic of Bangladesh The festival was well supported by the Government agencies, • Republic of the Philippines research institutions and the private sector. A report on the • Republic of India festival is included in this issue. • Republic of Sudan • The Socialist Republic of Vietnam The jackfruit - a popular fruit consumed either fresh or cooked in most Asian countries, is featured as the fruit focus • Commonwealth of Australia for this issue. The trend of marketing jackfruit as a minimally processed products and the challenge to mitigate diseases which can impact production, such as fruit rot is also discussed. TFNet Secretariat Head Office Editorial Chief Executive Officer Mr. Yacob Ahmad Chief Editor: Yacob Ahmad Editor: Christian Cangao Technical Officer Concept/Design: Christian Cangao Mr. Palasuberniam Kaliannan Contributors: Project Officer Palasuberniam Kaliannan Vacant Shree Padre Information Officer Mr. Christian Anthony T. Cangao Tropical fruit net is a bimonthly newsletter published by the Administrative Officer Ms. Hariyatul Asni Abdul Rani International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet). Information Technology Officer Mr. Mohd Khairul Najmi Abdullah For more information, contact TFNet at: Secretary INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL FRUITS NETWORK Ms. Noor Ba’ah Abdol Said Box 334, UPM Post Office, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia Guangzhou Office Tel: (603) 8941 6589 Fax: (603) 8941 6591 Technical Officer Dr. Jin Yan Email: [email protected] Website: www.itfnet.org Economist Xinjian Chen Twitter: twitter.com/@TFNet Page 2 May-August 2012 Announcement ipm.mardi.gov.my The 5th International ecological engineering, plant host should be in portrait size of A1 Symposium for the Development resistance in IPM, biotechnology (508mm x 762mm) and must be of Integrated Pest Management and biodiversity, organic farming legible 1m away. for Sustainable Agriculture in and soil health, and advancement Asia and Africa (5th IPM) will be and innovation in IPM Programme. Registrations fees cost MYR held on 18-20 December 2012 at The Symposium is open for 800 for local participants and MYR the Sutera Harbour Resort, Kota policy makers, entrepreneurs, 500 for local students, while USD Kinabalu, Malaysia. farm managers, extension agents, 700 for international participants academicians, researchers, and and USD 350 for international The 5th IPM is organized by students. students. Booth rental in the exhibit Malaysian Agricultural Research area is MYR 3,000. Advertisements and Development Institute Interested parties are invited for the programme book are also (MARDI) and Niigata University. to contribute oral or poster open. Co-organizers are the International presentations. Authors are required Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), to submit an extended abstract General enquiries can be sent to: Universiti Malaysia Sabah, and with the following parts: shorts Secretariat 5th IPM the Malaysian Cocoa Board. It is abstract, introduction, materials and Conference and Exhibition also supported by the Malaysian methods, results and discussion, Programme, Technical Services Ministry of Agriculture. and references. Submissions should Centre, MARDI Headquarters be in MS Word format, A4 paper, Persiaran MARDI-UPM Bearing the theme size 12 Times New Roman, and 43400 Serdang, Selangor “IPM: New Frontier Towards single spaced. The official language Sustainable Agro Ecosystem,” the is English. Entries can be emailed to Tel: +603-8943 7572/+603-8941 Symposium will feature sessions [email protected] on or before 30 8070 on biocontrol, biopesticides, October 2012. Meanwhile, posters Fax: +603-8941 3512 Email: [email protected] Website: ipm.mardi.gov.my TFNet - Linking People, Technology, and Market Page 3 Announcement The 1st International minimizing postharvest losses, and This symposium is organized Symposium on Jackfruit and other marketing. by the International Society for Moraceae will be held on 18-20 Horticultural Science, BAU- November 2012 at the Bangladesh It will also provide an Germplasm Centre, Fruit Science Agricultural University (BAU), international platform to discuss Society of Bangladesh, Seed Mymensingh, Bangladesh. the emerging issues, problems, Science Society of Bangladesh, and threats for cultivation of and International Tropical Fruits Bearing the theme “Jackfruit jackfruit and other Moraceae under Network (TFNet). for Nutritional Food Security and climate change. This aims to ensure Poverty Reduction,” the symposium continued production, leading to For more information, kindly will cover topics on production, food security and poverty reduction contact Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Kader improvement of yield through of marginal farmers in developing at [email protected] or development of new varieties, pests countries. [email protected] and their management, pest and their management, improvement Interested participants are of quality during production, welcome to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations. Related Events 2012 International Citrus Congress International Conference on Agricultural Engineering Focus: Citrus and health Focus: New Technologies for Sustainable Agricultural Date: 18-23 November 2012 Production and Food Security Venue: Valencia, Spain Date: 24-26 February 2013 Website: http://www.citruscongress2012.org Venue: Muscat, Oman Website: http://www.agengineeringconf.com/ Lychee Symposium 2012 Focus: Lychee, Longan and Other Sapindaceae Fruits Pomology Course - University of California Davis Date: 2-6 December 2012 Focus: Orchard Management and Business Decisions Venue: White River, South Africa Date: 25 February - 7 March 2013 Website: http://www.lychee2012.com Venue: California, USA Website: http://fruitandnuteducation.ucdavis.edu/ V International Symposium on Human Health Effects of Fruits and Vegetables X International Mango Symposium Focus: Healthy Eating Date: 3-7 June 2013 Date: 7-11 January 2013 Venue: Dominican Republic Venue: Kharnataka, India Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.favhealth2012.org Page 4 March-April 2012 News TFNet holds its 5th General Assembly in Guangzhou, China The Fifth General Assembly The Genaral Assembly was and Vietnam were elected as Vice (GA) of the International Tropical officiated by the Honourable Long Chairpersons respectively. Fruits Network (TFNet) was held in Xi from the Chinese Ministry of Guangzhou, China on 21 June 2012, Agriculture in Beijing. As the With the adoption of a day after the 5th International representative of the host country, constitutional amendments, all Symposium on Tropical and Dr. Yi Ganjun was introduced as the 12 representatives of Country Subtropical Fruits. Chairperson of the GA. The Vice members are, by default, members Chairpersons of the assembly of the Board. Eight country members, were Malaysian representative HE 2 associate members, 2 expert Dato’ Mohd Hashim Abdullah and The two internal auditors members and 10 observers Fijian Ambassador to China HE elected were Australian attended the Assembly. Observers EsalaTeleni. representative Bob Williams include representatives from the and Sudanese representative Afro-Asian Rural Development TFNet CEO Yacob Ahmad Dr.BadreldinElshiekh Mohamed Organisation (AARDO), Common presented the 2009-2012 progress Elhassan. Fund for Commodities (CFC), report, opening up the discussion Inter-American Institute for on issues ranging from increasing During the first session of the Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) membership, financial sustainability, TFNet Board of Trustees (2012-2015) and the Fijian Ambassador to corporate communication, products meeting after the General Assembly, China. Senior Economist Kaison and services, capacity building and the representative from Vietnam Chang represented the Food and the strategic direction for 2012-2015. proposed that the Board meeting for Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2013 to be held in Ho Chi Minh City of the United Nations. The TFNet In the election of new TFNet during the main fruit season. Secretariat provided support and Board of Trustees (BOT) for documentation for the Assembly. 2012-2015, Malaysia retained the Chairperson position, while China TFNet - Linking People, Technology, and Market Page 5 TFNet Board of Trustees (2012 – 2015) Chairperson - H. E. Dato’ Mohd Hashim Abdullah Mr. Bob Williams Representative off the Government of Malaysia Representative of the Government of Australia Vice Chairperson - Dr. Yi Ganjun Mr. KV Singh(unable to attend) Representative of the Government of P.R China Representative of the government of India Vice Chairperson - Dr. Trinh KhacQuang Mr. Anwar Faruque (unable to attend) Representative of the Government Vietnam Representative of the Government of Bangladesh Secretary - Mr.Yacob Ahmad Mr.MuawyaJaber Abdul Rahman (unable to attend) Chief Executive Officer Representative of the Government of Syria International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) Mdm Adenike Olusolape Olufolaji (unable to attend) Mr.Kaison Chang Representative of the Government of Nigeria Representative of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Dr. Michael Hermann Crops for the Future, Malaysia Mdm.Meliakere Nawaikula Representative of the Government of Fiji Mr. Cheah Kiu Lye Sime Darby foods and Beverages Marketing Sdn Bhd, Dr.Hasanuddin Ibrahim (Represented by Mr. Ahmad Malaysia Widodo Heru) Representative of the Government of Indonesia Prof. Emeritus Dr. Errol W. Hewett New Zealand Dr.Clarito Barron (represented by Dr.Henry T. Carpiso) Representative of the Government of Philippines Prof. Dr. Sisir Kumar Mitra India Dr.BadreldinElshiekh Mohamed Elhassan Representative of the Government Sudan Opening Ceremony The General Assembly Page 6 March-April 2012 News Malaysia hosts 7th International Postharvest Symposium 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 “The fresh horticultural crops “Interdisciplinary team-work for effects; physiological and molecular industry is faced with tremendous providing global citizens with a mechanisms; physical and growth and market demand, both safe, adequate and healthy diet” chemical treatments; postharvest for the local and export markets,” by Mark Failla, USA, and “ISHS pests and diseases; antioxidants, said the Malaysian Deputy Commission on Quality and bioactive compounds and health; Prime Minister HE Tan Sri Dato’ Postharvest Horticulture” by Siricai low temperature storage; CA/ Muhyiddin Mohd. Yassin during Kanlayanarat of ISHS. MA and minimal processing; the opening ceremony. “Fresh omics and physiological disorders; fruits, vegetables, and flowers are In addition to the plenary engineering and mechanization; highly perishable and need to be concurrent sessions, workshop quality, safety and security; properly handled. Postharvest sessions were held on postharvest handling and packaging; consumers losses translate to human hunger technologies in developing and marketing. and financial losses,” he added. countries with focus varying from managing chilling injury; There was a total of oral “The sharing of knowledge antioxidants bioactive compounds 147 presenters and 364 poster and the successful transfer of and health promoting substances, presenters. Posters were presented postharvest technologies in this and emerging technologies – from both in hardcopy and e-poster Symposium will lead to an increase concept to reality. formats. in productivity, product quality for health enhancement and higher Posters were presented both in The 7th IPS was jointly economic returns for farmers and hardcopy and e-poster formats. organized by the Malaysian industrial player globally,” said Agricultural Research and Malaysian Minister of Agriculture A technical tour was held on Development Institute (MARDI), and Agro-based Industry HE Datuk 27th June 2012 to different places Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Seri Noh Omar. of interest like the Agriculture and the International Society for Heritage Park in Putrajaya, Horticultural Science (ISHS) in The keynote papers were Agriculture Conservatory Park of cooperation with the International “Postharvest for Wealth and Universiti Putra Malaysia, MARDI, Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) Health” by Shoiw Y. Yang, USA, and Perdana Botanical Garden. TFNet - Linking People, Technology, and Market Page 7 News 5th ISTSF successfully held in Guangzhou, China (continued from page 1) A total of 59 oral valuable information. Yacob Ahmad. GDAAS Vice presentations were delivered President and Convener Yi on two concurrent sessions. “The potential for Ganjun chaired the ceremony. Meanwhile, 40 posters were development of tropical and displayed in the exhibition area. subtropical fruits depends on FAO Senior Economist The oral and poster presentations continuous improvement on Kaison Chang chaired the first were classified into 6 major topics, technology for production and session that featured keynote which are germplasm, diversity postharvest management,” papers such as “Challenges and and breeding; molecular biology said ISHS Section on Tropical Issues in Developing the Tropical and biotechnology; production and Subtropical Fruits Chair and Subtropical Fruit Industry in technology and physiology; Sisir Kumar Mitra. He added China” by Deng Xiuxin , President postharvest and processing that “Global partnerships are of Huangzhong Agricultural technology; pest and disease imperative to integrate scientific University, China; “A Systems management; and economics, and technological innovation”. Approach to Improve Research marketing, and trade. Outcomes in Tropical Fruit Other special guests in the Production and Supply Chains” “The industry of tropical and opening ceremony included by Bob Williams, Director of the subtropical fruits has becoming Malaysian Secretary General Australian Department of Plant one of the most important pillar for Agriculture HE Dato’ Mohd Industries; “Current Status of industries in producing regions, Hashim Abdullah, Liu Yan Huanglongbing (HLB) in China having a huge market around the from the Chinese Ministry of and Future Control Strategies” world,” said GDAAS President Agriculture, Hunan Agriculture by Zhong Guangyan of IFTR- Jiang Zongyong during his President Zhou Qingming, GDAAS; and “Crop Regulation opening remarks. He added Cheng Ping from the Guangdong for Tropical Fruit Production” that as diseases and climate Department of Agriculture Zhong by Sisir Kumar Mitra, Chair of change threaten the industry, the Xiaoping from the Guangdong the ISHS Section on Tropical and symposium provided an avenue Department of Science and Subtropical Fruits. for stakeholders to exchange Technology, and TFNet CEO Page 8 May-August 2012 5th ISTSF successfully held in Guangzhou, China (continued from page 1) The symposium highlighted and strengthened network The Symposium included a recent research and development linkages between the researchers, field trip to a commercial organic in production and postharvest producers, traders, policy makers banana farm managed by the fruit technologies; discussed and other stakeholders in the Zengcheng Xianghui Banana current issues on consumer tropical and subtropical fruit Farmers’ Cooperative, the demand, market access, and industry. Jiangnan wholesale fruit market, trade; provided a forum for the Baiyun National Agricultural information exchange among In the exhibition booth, Science and Technology Park researchers, producers, TFNet Associate Member Sime of Guangzhou, and the South academicians, traders, policy Darby Plantation displayed China Agricultural Research and makers, and other stakeholders GOFRESH – a line of pink guava Innovation Center. in the tropical and subtropical juice products. ISHS and TFNet fruit industry; and established also displayed their materials. TFNet - Linking People, Technology, and Market Page 9 News Post-symposium field trip held for 5th ISTSF participants Participants of the 5th Participants were divided into garden, a plant cloning center, International Symposium on two groups. One group visited an experimental area for soil-free Tropical and Subtropical Fruits the Jiangnan wholesale fruit cultivation and an exhibition hall. It (ISTSF) went on a field trip on 18 June market while the other went to the functions as a demonstration site for 2012, a day after the symposium. National Agricultural Science and the modern agriculture techniques Technology Park of Guangzhou and technology of the institutions in Participants visited the banana and the South China Agricultural Guangdong. plantations of the Zengcheng Research and Innovation Center. Xianghui Banana Farmers’ Finally, the South China Cooperative that was established The Jiangnan wholesale market Agricultural Research and in 2009. The cooperative focuses in Guangzhou has grown into the Innovation Center in Guangdong from production to the marketing largest in southern China since it Academy of Agricultural Sciences of banana. It has planted more than was founded in 1994. It is about houses the following 8 research 200 ha of banana plants, with an 400,000 sq. m, with 180,000 sq. m centers: Agricultural Ciological annual yield of more than 10,000 for trading fruits. It currently holds Germplasm Gene Center, Crops tons that sells for about 45,000,000 80% of the fruit trade imports in Growth Regulation Research RMB. About 20 ha are dedicated China. The market provides price Center, Research Center for Quality solely for organic bananas. information of fruits and vegetables Safety and Standard of Agricultural in their website www.jnmarket.net. Product, Agricultural Resource Institute of Fruit Tree Research and Environment Research Center, (IFTR) Director Zhong Guangyan Located in the Baiyun Animal Science Research Center, showed the banana plants District of Guangzhou, the Veterinary Public Health Research intercropped with Chinese leeks. National Agricultural Science and Center, Farm Produce Processing In their field studies, it is found Technology Park is a multifunctional Research Center, Agricultural that Chinese leeks can significantly base for research, experiment, Information, and Rural Economy reduce the incidence of Fusarium demonstration, extension, training, Research Center. Laboratories are Wilt, a disease that threatens the and tourism. It occupies 135 ha, open for public viewing. banana incident worldwide. including an aerospace breeding PPaaggee 1 100 May-August 2012