THE Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Research Institute of Tropical Forestry (RITF), Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF) to establish and strengthen their cooperation in the field of tropical forestry and plantation research.
The MoU incorporates provisions for effective research, development and extension activities for tropical forestry and plantation establishment for selected valuable forest tree species; namely, Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali), Santalum album (Pokok Cendana) and Eucalyptus species (kayu putih) including hybrids.