Ironisnya, negara tetangga, Malaysia, justru lebih dahulu melirik prospek penelitian terhadap tanaman kelapa sawit bermutu yang tumbuh di Kebun Raya Bogor, Jawa Barat.
Ironically, a neighbouring country, Malaysia was the first one to look at the prospect of researching on the quality palm plants which grow in the Bogor Botanical Garden, West Java.