Daily Archives: March 10, 2021

Ministry targets to increase exports of palm oil products

The export value of palm oil and palm oil-based products is targeted to increase to RM75bil this year from RM73.3bil in 2020 due to high demand, as economies around the world gradually recover. Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali said the implementation of the country’s economic recovery initiatives, including the…

Govt-stakeholder partnership targets rejuvenating palm oil plantations

The government has inked a partnership agreement with stakeholders in the palm oil industry to achieve the target to rejuvenate small-scale palm oil plantations in 2021. Deputy for Food and Agribusiness Coordination at the Economic Affairs Coordinating Ministry Musdhalifah Machmud remarked that the rejuvenation of palm oil trees is targeted to boost the productivity of…