Wednesday, 06 Jan 2021 09:34 PM MYT
But while most agreed to the notion, some believed that instead of addressing the issues in the west where the “noise” came from, the palm oil industry should just focus on its neighbouring market — China and India. He was one of the speakers at the four-day event which began on January 5, themed: “Malaysian Palm Oil — Forging Ahead in the New Norm.”
“We need to have partnerships and collaborations on a large scale and to look at the longer term. The oil palm originally came from Africa. It was taken to Malaysia where it was planted commercially, but it needs to be brought back to Africa,” he said. PPB Oil Palms Bhd executive director Jeremy Goon said the palm oil industry has done a lot in addressing the sustainability issue.