A delegation from the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) headed by Mr. Mahamad Hasri bin Lebai Mustafa (Director Human Resource Management Centre) and staff of the Embassy of Malaysia in Japan visited JIRCAS on February 21, 2019.

The delegation met with Pres. Masa Iwanaga and other executive staff. The Program Directors introduced the research programs on environment and natural resource management and the stable agricultural production, including research activities related to environmental conservation and rice breeding conducted by JIRCAS. The SATREPS project for developing high value-added technologies to abandoned oil palm trunks was discussed as an example of ongoing research collaboration of JIRCAS in Malaysia. Opinions were exchanged for the development of future cooperative relationships, such as providing interactive information on research activities in agriculture, forestry and fisheries.