On the 20^th & 21^stof July 2011, BFC held a two days workshop at Sabah Softwoods Berhad (SSB). Around 50 participants from various background & organization took part which ranging from forest plantations to academic institutions. The main objective of this workshop is to exchange informations and germplasm between the participants as well as conferred an open-discussion on current issues and tree improvement practices applied in the tree planting sector in East Malaysia. The issues and practices discussed are as below:

Breeding Strategies In The Tropics

Breeding Of Acacias In The tropics

Breeding Eucalyptus In The Tropics

Breeding For Pest and Disease Resistance In The Tropics

Propagation Techniques In The Tropics

Plantation Silviculture & Tree Improvement

Use Of Near Infra-Red (NIR) To Assist In Tree Breeding

Use Of Marker Assisted Selection (MAS) In Tree Breeding

Wood Preservation Issues To Tropical Tree Breeding

Saw-Milling Issues

Furniture Manufacturer Issues

In this workshop, participants visited few of SSB's tree related operation sites such as Brumas Tree Plantation, Chipmill, Small-Logs Processing (SLP) Plant and etc.