Report on industrial training at Lembaga Koko Malaysia Madai, Baturong Kunak

Research and development of cocoa station is the main station for research Malaysian Cocoa Board. With abundant land, many cocoa-related researches can be done here. As the main station, station development should be expedited to enable the deployment of officers and staffs are able to do and carry out research activities as planned. Construction of infrastructure facilities will be given priority. As a center for research and development, the emphasis and the ultimate goal is to produce extraction technology in order to increase production and reduce costs. This is in line with · Vision 2020 in stressing economic stability through increased productivity and efficiency. The thrust of this program is to provide direction to move the activities in accordance with the final goal of the board. In totality, the station is responsible for providing support to the activities and form of research needs. It serves as an agent to provide and contribute all facilities and equipment necessary to ensure that research activities can run smoothly and efficiently. Research activities in essentially dynamic and thus pembunganan stations will increase in parallel in the development of research activities. The scope and objectives of the research and development of cocoa station is

1. Make the plant as a center of research activities to the street where the efficient, neat, and efficient.

2. Organize and provide all the necessary facilities fizikl and other requirements for the implementation of the research activities of the station.

3. Make the plant as a production of cocoa and producing new Malaysian Cocoa Board Initially, the center is under research station project known as Sabah and Sabah research station. The station was established in 1992. However, in 2000, the station changed its name to the research and development of cocoa Madai Baturong, Kunak.