Mapping Malaysia's Resource Centres

33 MAPPING MALAYSIA’S RESOURCE CENTRES 5. Cooperation in Training, Research & Development of the Tropical Biodiversity with Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Tropical Biology (SEAMEO BIOTROP), Indonesia. 6. Scientific and Technical Cooperation with International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). 7. Collaboration Network with Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences (HAAFS), China. 8. Scientific and technical cooperation with the Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy (SLCARP), Sri Lanka. 9. AgriculturalcooperationwithPhilippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD). 10. Agricultural Cooperation with National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre (NARIC), Hungary. 11. Establishing an institutionalised long- term system of collection, synthesis, and analysis of agricultural R&D investment, capacity, and output data in Malaysia with APAARI’s Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) team. 12. Collaborative Studies on Animal Reproductive Biotechnology with the World Vegetable Center (AVRDC). 13. Collaboration on germplasm data and technology exchange with Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). MALAYSIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (MARDI) ADDRESS MARDI Headquarters, Persiaran MARDI-UPM 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia CONTACT PERSON Datuk Dr. Mohamad Roff Mohd Noor (Deputy Director General) CONTACTS T: +603 8953 6000 F: +603 6853 6011 E: roff@mardi.gov.my WEBSITE www.mardi.gov.my YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT 1969 NO. OF STAFF 2, 869 GEO-COORDINATES 2.990525, 101.701532 AREA OF EXPERTISE Developing and promoting new and appropriate technologies in agriculture. STRENGTHS AND ACHIEVEMENTS 50 years’ experience in Research and Development of Agriculture. SUCCESS STORIES/INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION Collaboration and projects with related bodies in Brunei, China, Hungary, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka and more. 4. Workshop – investment in smallholder farming; Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanisation (CSAM); Beijing, China; German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ); Bonn, Germany; 1 project; 5. Food Waste composting and recycling; The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA); Tokyo, Japan; 1 project. Recognition and Awards Research & Development (Agrifood) category, The BrandLaureate Industry Champion Brand ICON Leadership Award, 2015 and 2017. International Cooperation Programme / Success Stories 1. Research collaboration with Department of Agriculture and Agrifood (DOAA), Brunei. 2. Collaboration in R&D, Capacity Building and Transfer Activities with Food and Fertiliser Technology Center for the Asian and Pacific Region (FFTC/ASPAC). 3. Agriculture Technical Collaboration with African-Asian Rural Development Organisation (AARDO). 4. Agricultural Cooperation with Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI).