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Tropical fruits

Current Situation and Medium-Term Outlook for Tropical Fruits
This document provides an assessment of the current market situation and medium term projections to 2014 for tropical fruits. Statistical tables are annexed and a statistical compendium on production, imports, exports, consumption and prices is also available from the Tropical Fruits Compendium.

TFNet and the UPM Pilot Plant Course on Fruit Juice Processing
This course on Fruit Juice Processing is jointly organised by TFNet and the UPM Pilot Plant for would-be entrepreneurs. The pilot plant scale represents the first step and is an appropriate starting point for commercialisation. This course covers practical aspects of fruit juice processing, including familiarisation with all processing equipment in the pilot plant and hands-on step-by-step practical session in the preparation of fruit purees, juices and cordials. This course is divided into 2 modules: Module 1 deals with fruit processing and the session will be conducted entirely in the pilot plant. Participants have the option of continuing with Module 2 which deals with the business aspects in running a fruit processing small and medium enterprises (SME).

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