The Application of Biotechnology in Agriculture Based Product R&D at Government Based Research Institute in Malaysia

The emerging of biotechnology had tremendously added value to the Malaysian Agriculture sector. An in depth case study on R&D conducted at biotechnology unit in a local agriculture research and development institute had indicated that the thrust areas in research were agriculture and industrial biotechnology. The results from the study indicated the extensiveness of biotechnology application undertaken by the unit with sophisticated infrastructure such as laboratories, qualified scientist of different areas in biotechnology. Success stories were included to elaborate the capability of the institute in establishing networking with the industry. In addition, implication to the technology management was also highlighted in the study.