FFTC AP – VAAS Online Forum on Circular Agriculture now open for registrationThe 2022 FFTC AP-VAAS Forum entitled “Circular Agriculture for Sustainable Healthy Diets: Perspectives and Policy Implications” to be held online on July 19, 2022, is now open for registration. FFTC and Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS) are jointly organizing this meaningful event in partnership with FFTC Agricultural Policy Platform (FFTC AP) partners.go to page
TARI-FFTC 2022 Proficiency Testing Program is now open for registrationSoil testing and plant tissue analysis is a technique in which the results can be applied to fertilization recommendations and increase the efficiency of fertilizer use and yields. Nowadays, increasing chemical fertilizer price and insufficient fertilizer supply is a worldwide issue. Therefore, efficient use of chemical fertilizers with consideration of available nutrients in the soil is more imperative than ever.go to page
FFTC’s 50th Anniversary ended successfullyThe Food and Fertilizer Technology Center (FFTC) for the Asian and Pacific Region, an international agricultural organization based in Taipei, Taiwan, marked its 50th anniversary via online celebration and symposium on Wednesday (October 6). Established in 1970 with the mission to collect and disseminate agricultural technologies and policies to help farmers in the Asian region improve their quality of lives, FFTC’s 50th anniversary was supposed to be celebrated last year but because of the pandemic, it has been postponed to October 6.go to page
FFTC’s EB approves 15projects for 2022FFTC’s five Executive Board (EB) members who attended the Center’s 106th Board Meeting on December 7, approved 15 project proposals, including 8 workshop projects, 4 network projects, one TAC meeting and two regular programs for 2022. After FFTC Director Dr. Su-San Chang and Deputy Director Dr. Tomonari Watanabe took turns in presenting FFTC’s main accomplishments and performance for the year, Deputy Director Dr. Watanabe presented the list of proposed projects for 2022 which includes topics for workshops on climate change and food system, innovations in sugarcane research, healthy soil-plant interaction, intelligent production system for seeds and seedlings, livestock industry and aquaculture, circular agriculture for sustainable healthy diets, tropical fruit value chains for global markets and strategies for the industrialization of smart agriculture. Aside from these approved 8 workshop projects, the FFTC EB also approved the continuation of the 4 network projects: FFTC Agricultural Policy Platform (AP), the Dragon Fruit (DFNet), the Soil Testing/Plant Analysis Proficiency Testing (PT) and the Knowledge Management (KM) Projects. All 12 projects as well as the regular projects are aligned to FFTC’s Strategic Action Plan (SAP) for 2021-2024. These projects were also recently approved for endorsement by the FFTC Working Group in a meeting held on November 9.go to page
FFTC Agricultural Policy (FFTC-AP) Platform Call for papersThe FFTC-AP Platform publishes agricultural policy related papers from the Asia Pacific region in English. To date, more than a thousand articles have been published in the Platform under 30 categories. The areas include Food security and safety, Overview of agricultural policy, Production policy, Smart agriculture, Farmers' welfare and retirement system, Agricultural human resources development, Agricultural science policies and technology development, Agricultural marketing policy, Agricultural e-commerce, Trade liberalization countermeasures, Import regulation and quarantine, Agricultural circular economy, Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi), Rural development, etc.
Once the papers are accepted and published on the FFTC-AP website, certain amount of remuneration will be paid to the author(s). For more information or paper submission, please send an email to Ms. Natalie Lu at natalielupy@fftc.org.tw
We warmly welcome you to submit agricultural policy related papers (at least 1,500 words) to us. Join us and be part of our team! go to page
FFTC launches new dragon fruit network websiteThe DFNet website is part of the ongoing efforts to form a network of dragon fruit experts and enthusiasts. It is a work in progress and with everyone's help, FFTC hopes to gather more people involved in the Asian Pacific regions dragon fruit production and marketing. The Center hopes that through the creation of DFNET, more people will be able to contribute and participate in the building of a dynamic and promising dragon fruit industry.go to page
FFTC AP – VAAS Online Forum on Circular Agriculture for Sustainable Healthy Diets now open for registration
May. 25, 2022
TARI-FFTC 2022 Proficiency Testing Program of Soil, Plant Tissue, and Fertilizer Analysis is now open for registration
May. 17, 2022
The 2022 DFNet workshop on e-commerce highlighted the innovations, opportunities and challenges brought by the recent advances of agri-food e-commerce in the tropical fruit value chains
Highlights of FFTC’s major accomplishments and activities for 2021, and a summary of the Center’s projects for 2022 are now available online at the FFTC website. As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to disrupt lives, travels, businesses and supply chains in 2021, the FFTC management adjusted its work activities to cope with the challenging times. It switched all its activities to online mode. The Center held 11 online workshops, the greatest number of workshops in the Center’s history. It was also the year when it conducted its 50th Anniversary and Symposium and implemented the network projects on “FFTC Agricultural Policy Platform,” “Enhancing International Collaboration on Tropical Fruit Value Chain for Global Markets,” etc. Read all about it and so much more in the online version of FFTC’s 2021 Annual Report.
Newsletter 215: Smart Agriculture to Take Center Stage in GCTF-FFTC Workshop
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Newsletter 215: Smart Agriculture to Take Center Stage in GCTF-FFTC Workshop
The Global Cooperation and Training Framework or GCTF has recently tied up with FFTC to co-host a workshop on the use of smart agriculture to enhance productivity and efficiency of agriculture and food systems.
Newsletter 214: EB Approves 15 Projects for 2022
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Newsletter 214: EB Approves 15 Projects for 2022
The Executive Board (EB), the highest governing body of FFTC, recently approved 15 projects for next year, heralding another busy year for the Center.