MPOB: Technology is way forward for palm oil industry | Malay Mail

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KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Oil palm yield and by-products can be enhanced by 23 per cent from 19 per cent through upgrading and improving the technology at the plantation and production level, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB). MPOB director-general Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir described...

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.

 

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