Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR) has conducted the area-based project namely “Malai Wittaya Sathan” or Flower Academy Model. The project is aimed to provide capacity building of the farmers and entrepreneurs throughout the country on flower and ornamental plants farming and commercialization, including to establish the international network of this field to take lesson learned and good practices of agriculture for further development.
During 6-12 December 2022, the group of MHESI and TISTR headed by Prof. Sirirurg Songsivilai, M.D., Ph.D., Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Dr. Chutima Eamchotchawalit, Governor of TISTR and the team of TISTR had a visit to the research organizations in Sydney, Australia, namely The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Plant Breeding Institute of the University of Sydney, Royal Botanic Garden, and Sydney Flower Market to sharing both academic and technical knowledge, including commercialization of the flowers and ornamental plants.
In addition, the group met with Mrs. Hataya Khusakul, Consul-General of the Royal Thai Consulate-General, Sydney in the evening of December 8th. On that occasion, the Thai Ph.D. scholars who are studying at the universities in Sydney were invited to join and met the Permanent Secretary and TISTR delegation during the dinner reception.
The visit was meaningful by the meetings and talking points to driving the new collaboration between the organizations of Australia and Thailand focusing on healthy and biosecurity, clinical trial of dietary supplement food, plant-based protein development, ecosystem and sustainable plastic management using the BCG economy model concept, research on plant breading technology for profit and sustainable produces, digital farming system, and adaptative farming to climate condition.
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