Mapping Malaysia's Resource Centres

36 MAPPING MALAYSIA’S RESOURCE CENTRES MARDI CORPORATION SDN. BHD. (MARDI CORP) Introduction MARDI Corporation Sdn. Bhd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development Institute (MARDI), an agency under Malaysia’s Ministry of Agriculture and Agro Based Industry. It creates feasible scientific, technical, economic and sociological undertakings towards production, utilisation and processing of crops, livestock, mixed farming and food. MARDI Corporation has 3 wholly- owned subsidiaries with specific areas of competencies, namely MARDI MAEPS Sdn. Bhd., MARDI Consultancy & Services Sdn. Bhd. and Mscape Management Sdn. Bhd. Area of Expertise MARDI Corporation consolidates its operations into 4 strategic business focuses: 1. MARDI Corporation i. Facilitation Programmes. ii. Trading Services. iii. Investment by Partners/Investors. 2. MARDI MAEPS Sdn. Bhd i. Event Management Services. ii. Agro Tourism Programme and Promotions. 3. MARDI Consultancy & Services Sdn. Bhd. i. End-to-End Project Management and Consultancy Services. ii. Technology Commercialisation. iii. Customised Training Programme. iv. Bespoke Agrisolutions Provider. 4. Mscape Management Sdn. Bhd. i. Landscape and Horticulture Services. ii. Asset and Facility Management Strengths and Achievements Whilst MARDI generates inventions and technological innovations to cater for the needs of the Agriculture industry, it also creates knowledge bases. This comes through research and development (R&D) activities conducted by more than 500 scientists spread over various disciplines. MARDI packages these technologies and tacit knowledge into viable endeavours. Projects Undertaken (Domestic) 1. Management of Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS), the largest event venue and AgroTourism Park in Malaysia. 2. Commercialisation of designer eggs - LTK Omega 3. A G R I C U L T U R E A N D R & D