Ministry to improve productivity, yield of palm oil industry | Malay Mail

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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) is committed to improving the productivity and yield of the palm oil industry instead of expanding lands for the commodity. Its secretary-general Ravi Muthayah said today during the virtual International Palm Oil...

Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities secretary-general Ravi Muthayah said the government has put in place several new policies for sustainable cultivation of palm oil. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

“The policy capping the total oil palm cultivated area to 6.5 million hectares and to ban the conversion of permanent forest reserve area for oil palm cultivation is aimed to ensure the sustainability of the industry. Ravi said the government initiatives would ensure sustainable palm oil production by emphasising good agricultural practices and ensuring the usage remains relevant globally.

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