News Formal

MPOC urges local palm oil industry to tap tech to save forests | Malay Mail

  • 📰 malaymail
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 29 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 15%
  • Publisher: 86%

Sverige Nyheter Nyheter

Sverige Senaste nytt,Sverige Rubriker

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Malaysian palm oil producers must use technology to improve yield and compensate for restrictions on land use, as the industry wrestles with concerns about sustainability, the chairman of the Malaysian Palm Oil Council said today. Malaysia, the world’s second biggest palm...

A general view of a palm oil plantation in Kuala Selangor January 2, 2020. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Given the restrictions on expanding into new land, Lee Yeow Chor, chairman of state agency and industry body the Malaysian Palm Oil Council , said companies should look at other options to increase output. Apart from the land issue, frequent droughts and replanting in Sabah, the biggest Malaysian state producing palm oil, will hit output, he said. It takes between three and four years for a plant to produce fruit.

The European Union last year legislated to phase out palm oil in renewable fuel by 2030 because of concerns about deforestation.

 

Tack för din kommentar. Din kommentar kommer att publiceras efter att ha granskats.
Vi har sammanfattat den här nyheten så att du kan läsa den snabbt. Om du är intresserad av nyheterna kan du läsa hela texten här. Läs mer:

 /  🏆 1. in SE

Sverige Senaste nytt, Sverige Rubriker

Similar News:Du kan också läsa nyheter som liknar den här som vi har samlat in från andra nyhetskällor.

Malaysian palm oil group urges industry to tap tech to save forestsKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil producers must use technology to improve yield and compensate for restrictions on land use, as the industry wrestles with concerns about sustainability, the chairman of the Malaysian Palm Oil Council said on Monday.
Källa: NST_Online - 🏆 17. / 53 Läs mer »

Malaysia’s palm oil stocks drop 12.69pc in Jan 2020 | Malay MailKUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Malaysia’s total palm oil stocks eased 12.69 per cent to 1.76 million tonnes in January 2020 from 2.01 million tonnes recorded in December 2019. In a statement today, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) said crude palm oil (CPO) stock decreased by...
Källa: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Läs mer »