Dec 8, 20212 minPlanters CornerPlanters to Benefit from India’s MoveIndia’s decision to further cut import duties on edible oils including palm oil starting Sept 11 is positive on the upstream planters and...
Apr 8, 20213 minPlanters CornerPlantation Associations Appeal to Govt on Foreign Worker, Taxation, Market Access IssuesOil palm plantation industry associations have appealed to the government on three issues: foreign workers, taxation and market access....
Mar 10, 20213 minPlanters CornerMPOB invents three-wheeled utility farm vehicle for oil palm plantationsA group of researchers from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) led by Dr. Mohd Azwan Mohd Bakri has invented a three-wheeled utility...
Jan 19, 20213 minPlanters CornerOil Palm Smallholders Urged to Adopt Tech to Increase Yield — Plantation Think TankThe oil palm industry, especially the half million smallholders, need to do more for their oil palm cultivation business despite working...
Sep 23, 20204 minPlanters CornerMalaysia Farms Face US$3 Billion Hit from Palm Oil Worker ShortageThe COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has left Malaysia’s palm oil industry without enough workers, a shortage that could cost farmers as...
Sep 14, 20203 minPlanters CornerTax Exemption Augurs Well for Palm Oil IndustryCOVID-19 hit oil palm smallholders and companies can heave a sigh of relief overt a tax exemption provided under the National Economic...
Jul 13, 20201 minPlanters CornerMalaysia Palm Plantations Urge Government to Let Foreign Workers ReturnMalaysian palm plantations have urged the government to let foreign workers return, warning of severe damage to the palm-oil industry if...
Jan 21, 20202 minPlanters CornerMalaysia bets on barn owls to control rats in palm plantationsMalaysian palm oil companies should try to boost the numbers of barn-owls living in their plantations to tackle a rat problem rather than...
Oct 4, 20193 minPlanters CornerMalaysian Oil Palm Small Growers gear up to meet National Sustainability StandardsWild Asia is proud to announce that the first group of students have completed Wild Asia Academy’s “Sustainability Leaders” series...
Oct 4, 20193 minPlanters CornerMalaysia Plants Hope for Palm Oil's Future in Dwarf TreesTest tubes holding plants line shelves in a Malaysian laboratory, the heart of a breeding programme for dwarf palm oil trees which...
Oct 4, 20192 minPlanters CornerIndigenous Oil Palm Farmers Want French Govt to Visit SarawakThe indigenous oil palm smallholders in Sarawak are seeing some light at the end of the tunnel with positive response shown by the French...
Oct 4, 20191 minPlanters CornerGovt to Change Land Use Approach for Plantation SectorThe Government has conducted a study to change the approach in land use in the country's plantation sector, said Prime Minister Tun Dr...
Oct 3, 20193 minPlanters CornerGovt Can Play Greater Role In Palm Smallholders’ Certification: RSPOThe government can play a greater role in the certification of small-time palm oil growers, especially breaking down barriers to entry...
Oct 3, 20192 minPlanters CornerDayak Oil Palm Planters To Help With MSPO CertificationThe Primary Industries Ministry will work with the Sarawak government and Dayak Oil Palm Planters Association (Doppa) to push for...