Early Bird Packages

Stay in comfort during the Sustainable Seed Banking Forum
– Early Bird Packages – Two Complimentary nights in a 5 Star Hotel
Sustainable Seed Banking has just concluded a great deal that will allow for early bird delegates to get 2 nights complimentary stay in the beautiful Sheraton Four Points in Kuching

Delegates need to registered by the 31st of August and this offer is on a first come first served basis. Delegates will also receive free airport transfers to and from Kuching International Airport.
Flights on Air Asia and Malaysia Airlines (MAS) from Kuala Lumpur are currently at very good prices for travel during that period. Flights on Singapore Airlines and Tiger Air are also very competitive during this time.
Many of the delegates will be taking advantage of their trip to Sarawak to visit one of the world’s “Top 10 Mega Diversity Regions”, the Sustainable SeedBanking secretariat can also assist you or guide you, to make any arrangements outside of the conference.
If you are leading a delegation of 10 or more the Forum will provide a dedicated liaison officer, with required language proficiency in English, to ensure that your delegation is taken care of during its stay.

For more information http://www.sustainableseedbanking.com/

MARDI & Glenreagh to Co-Organise Sustainable Seed Banking

MARDI to Co-Organise Sustainable Seed Banking Forum

MARDI following a recent meeting has agreed to come on board as co-organisers of the Sustainable Seed Banking Forum, bringing years of experience in this field to help drive the development agenda, MARDI will also present the findings of the 6th National Seed Symposium held in Malaysia in March 2010.

Malaysia is continuing to develop a position as a leader in the developing world in many areas and is now setting its sights on becoming the leader in Seedbanking research and development to ensure food security stays at the forefront of the agriculture industry in South East Asia. Malaysia has already laid the foundation with National Seed Symposiums held annually.

“Six National Seed Symposiums makes them able to organise an international event now”, stated Mr Nordin Abdullah, Managing Director of Glenreagh Sdn Bhd, he went on to say “a number of the countries that will participate are looking towards Malaysia for leadership”

Malaysian Agriculture Research & Development Insitute (MARDI) Charter is:

MARDI is resolute in its effort to develop appropriate, efficient and viable technologies and to provide technology leadership to clients involved in the development of food and agriculture sector with unparallel dedication and professionalism. To realize this aspiration, MARDI constantly strives to fulfil its client’s needs by :-
• Developing 40 technologies annually which have the potential to be up-scaled, piloted, or commercialised for the benefit of the food and agriculture sector and related industries.
• Enhancing client performance through technology utilisation.
• Providing quality and accredited services for the development of food and agriculture sector.
• Providing client feedbacks for advisory services, information, training and expertise based on MARDI technology.

Mardi has been entrusted by the Malaysian Government to lead the efforts in seed banking for the agricultural sector.

Our First SeedBanking Blog

Welcome to our very first Blog here at Blogspot about the Sustainable SeedBanking Forum which will be held in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia 18 - 20 July, 2010.

The theme for this Forum will be "Facing the Challenge of Sustainable SeedBanking in the Developing World".

Currently in Malaysia and most of the developing world, the economic value of the agro sector can only be derived from post harvest or land value. In reality there is another economic value, the seed value or the genetic information.

There is a need to bring all stakeholders together, financial institutions, academia, NGO’s,Policy makers and the Agrobusiness sector, to effect the required paradigm shift that will allow the development of this industry raising it to world class levels while protecting biodiversity and developing food security.

Malaysia is one of the twelve “megadiversity” countries in the world. Sarawak has been listed as one key area for endemism. Malaysia's National Biodiversity Policy Vision is to “Transform Malaysia into a world centre of excellence in conservation,
research and utilisation of tropical biological diversity by the year 2020” The Policy Statement goes on to state “to conserve Malaysia’s Biological diversity and to ensure that its’ components are utilised in a sustainable manner for the continued progress and socio-economic development of the nation.”

Sarawak has been earmarked as the rice bowl of Malaysia. Tanjung Manis, part of SCORE, is being developed as a fully green and Halal city development. Currently infrastructure is being developed but there is a need to develop the
content and economic activities that will drive the sustainable development of the region.

The Sustainable SeedBanking Forum is another Glenreagh Sdn Bhd event. For more information on this event or to register go to our website www.SustainableSeedBanking.com