MPOB director-general Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir described technology as essential in value-adding a product and driving the palm oil industry forward rather than becoming obsolete. — AFP pic
MPOB director-general Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir described technology as essential in value-adding a product and driving the palm oil industry forward rather than becoming obsolete. “Instead of just thinking about food products, we can also look at non-food products such as soap, cosmetics, oleochemicals and so on,” he said in Bernama TV’sTo date, MPOB has produced 667 technologies, of which 30 per cent were offered to industry players and commercialised, chalking up a market value of around RM3 billion.