PROSPECTIVE COOPERATION IN BOTANY
A prospective cooperation in the field of botany was in order following the fruitful study visit to the renowned Kyiv Botanical Garden on 18 October 2012 by the Embassy of Malaysiain Ukraine. The visit was led by HE Ambassador Chuah Teong Ban as part of the Embassy’s effort of broadening the general knowledge andunderstanding of the staffon the administration and functions of the Ukranian machinery. Professor Dr. Dzhamal B. Rakhmetov, Deputy Head of the Botanical Garden and his staff members were at hand to receive the delegation.
The 77-year old botanical garden is strategically located within Kyiv’s city perimeters covering 130 hectares. It has a collection of over 1,300 different species of flora selected to represent the various geographical terrains of Ukraine ranging from the steppes, plateaustothe mountainous regions.It also housed 10 research stations related to botanical studies.
The Embassy delegation was taken on a guided tour to the various experimental plots of medicinal plants, fruit trees, commercial crops and even new crops. The highlight was to see new varieties of hybrid spinach that can be used both as edible table food, animal fodders and as bio-fuel. A hybrid kiwi fruit known as Actinidia Arguta sp. developed by the research station at the Botanical Garden was also shown to the delegation.
The visit to the greenhouse facilities, where many tropical trees, flowers, orchid, vegetables and fruits were planted was the most rewarding. Encouraged by extensive knowledge and capability of the greenhouse curator on the physiology of tropical plants, H.E. Ambassador Chuah offered to assist in making the greenhouse more attractive with some exotic plants from Malaysia. This approach will open new frontier in bilateral diplomacy between Malaysia and Ukraine and perhaps may nurture further the seed of diplomacy in the near future.
PROSPECTIVE COOPERATION IN BOTANY
A prospective cooperation in the field of botany was in order following the fruitful study visit to the renowned Kyiv Botanical Garden on 18 October 2012 by the Embassy of Malaysiain Ukraine. The visit was led by HE Ambassador Chuah Teong Ban as part of the Embassy’s effort of broadening the general knowledge andunderstanding of the staffon the administration and functions of the Ukranian machinery. Professor Dr. Dzhamal B. Rakhmetov, Deputy Head of the Botanical Garden and his staff members were at hand to receive the delegation.
The 77-year old botanical garden is strategically located within Kyiv’s city perimeters covering 130 hectares. It has a collection of over 1,300 different species of flora selected to represent the various geographical terrains of Ukraine ranging from the steppes, plateaustothe mountainous regions.It also housed 10 research stations related to botanical studies.
The Embassy delegation was taken on a guided tour to the various experimental plots of medicinal plants, fruit trees, commercial crops and even new crops. The highlight was to see new varieties of hybrid spinach that can be used both as edible table food, animal fodders and as bio-fuel. A hybrid kiwi fruit known as Actinidia Arguta sp. developed by the research station at the Botanical Garden was also shown to the delegation.
The visit to the greenhouse facilities, where many tropical trees, flowers, orchid, vegetables and fruits were planted was the most rewarding. Encouraged by extensive knowledge and capability of the greenhouse curator on the physiology of tropical plants, H.E. Ambassador Chuah offered to assist in making the greenhouse more attractive with some exotic plants from Malaysia. This approach will open new frontier in bilateral diplomacy between Malaysia and Ukraine and perhaps may nurture further the seed of diplomacy in the near future.