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Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development Institute to provide 500 scientists for agriculture biotechnology
Putrajaya, Malaysia
April 25, 2005

Source: Bernama via Checkbiotech

The Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development Institute (MARDI) will initially provide 500 researchers and scientists for agricultural biotechnology research, Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Thursday.

He said the move was in line with MARDI's human capital development and in realising the National Biotechnology Policy.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, when unveiling the National Biotechnology Policy Thursday, named MARDI and Universiti Putra Malaysia as the biotechnology centres of excellence in the agriculture sector.

It was an honour for Mardi and the ministry would intensify efforts to develop the agriculture sector, Muhyiddin told reporters after the function.

Meanwhile, Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said Melaka hoped to lead in the food, health and medical fields of the biotechnology industry.

He said the state hoped to produce vaccine and antibiotics from natural resources and a company, Syarikat Bioteknologi Melaka, had been formed to encourage entrepreneurs to use biotechnology in their business endeavours.

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