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MPOB and Earthworm Foundation Renew Partnership to Strengthen Smallholder Sustainability
Collaboration to support oil palm farmers in productivity, income diversification, and environmental stewardship from 2025 to 2028 The...
Oct 152 min read
In Malaysia’s Palm Oil Heartland, Smallholders are Redefining What it Means to Grow Responsibly
As the palm oil industry evolves, Malaysia’s smallholders are helping shape a more sustainable future, grounded in collaboration and...
Oct 73 min read
Malaysia Says EU Deforestation Law Presents Challenges, Opportunities for Palm Industry
A worker carries palm fruit at a local palm plantation in Shah Alam outside Kuala Lumpur November 21, 2013. REUTERS/Samsul Said/File...
Jul 101 min read
Falling Palm Oil Yields Among Planters’ Concerns
The oil palm industry will need to urgently address the issue of falling palm oil yields, according to palm oil players. They have...
Jul 72 min read
MPOB Achieves 70% Mapping of Oil Palm Smallholders in Nationwide Plantation Coverage Project
The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has successfully mapped around 70% of independent smallholders, as part of its project to chart oil...
Dec 13, 20242 min read
Mixed Prospects for Plantation Sector
HLIB Research maintained its CPO price assumption, forecasting an average of RM4,000 per tonne in 2024. Analysts are maintaining a...
Feb 21, 20243 min read
Palm Oil Industry Face 3-5 Years Production Halt Due to Replanting Curbs
Palm oil expansion looks less promising in the long run as stricter regulations are slowing down growth of new oil palm cultivation thus,...
Jun 8, 20234 min read
Harn Len Buys Plantation Unit from Jakel for RM54.7m In Cash and Shares
Johor-based oil palm planter and property developer Harn Len Corp Bhd is acquiring a plantation outfit that owns 4,052.6 acres of...
Mar 24, 20234 min read
Asian Farmers Plant To Boost Palm Oil Output, Seedling Shortage Slows Pace
Farmers across Asia are busy planting trees to boost palm oil production but nurseries are struggling to keep up with demand for sprouts...
Dec 20, 20223 min read
Palm Oil Plantation Owners Urged to Opt for Organic Fertilizers
All oil palm growers, regardless of their plantation size, have been urged to switch from chemical fertilizers to optimum usage of...
Jul 1, 20222 min read
Planters to Benefit from India’s Move
India’s decision to further cut import duties on edible oils including palm oil starting Sept 11 is positive on the upstream planters and...
Dec 8, 20212 min read
Plantation Associations Appeal to Govt on Foreign Worker, Taxation, Market Access Issues
Oil palm plantation industry associations have appealed to the government on three issues: foreign workers, taxation and market access....
Apr 8, 20213 min read
MPOB invents three-wheeled utility farm vehicle for oil palm plantations
A group of researchers from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) led by Dr. Mohd Azwan Mohd Bakri has invented a three-wheeled utility...
Mar 10, 20213 min read
Oil Palm Smallholders Urged to Adopt Tech to Increase Yield — Plantation Think Tank
The oil palm industry, especially the half million smallholders, need to do more for their oil palm cultivation business despite working...
Jan 19, 20213 min read
Malaysia Farms Face US$3 Billion Hit from Palm Oil Worker Shortage
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has left Malaysia’s palm oil industry without enough workers, a shortage that could cost farmers as...
Sep 23, 20204 min read
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