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Dec 132 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...

Feb 213 min read

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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...

Palm Oil Industry Face 3-5 Years Production Halt Due to Replanting Curbs

Jun 8, 20234 min read

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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,...

Harn Len Buys Plantation Unit from Jakel for RM54.7m In Cash and Shares

Mar 24, 20234 min read

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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...

Asian Farmers Plant To Boost Palm Oil Output, Seedling Shortage Slows Pace

Dec 20, 20223 min read

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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...

Palm Oil Plantation Owners Urged to Opt for Organic Fertilizers

Jul 1, 20222 min read

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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...

Dec 8, 20212 min read

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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...

Apr 8, 20213 min read

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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....

Mar 10, 20213 min read

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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...

Oil Palm Smallholders Urged to Adopt Tech to Increase Yield — Plantation Think Tank

Jan 19, 20213 min read

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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...

Malaysia Farms Face US$3 Billion Hit from Palm Oil Worker Shortage

Sep 23, 20204 min read

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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 14, 20203 min read

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Tax Exemption Augurs Well for Palm Oil Industry

COVID-19 hit oil palm smallholders and companies can heave a sigh of relief overt a tax exemption provided under the National Economic...

Malaysia Palm Plantations Urge Government to Let Foreign Workers Return

Jul 13, 20201 min read

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Malaysia Palm Plantations Urge Government to Let Foreign Workers Return

Malaysian palm plantations have urged the government to let foreign workers return, warning of severe damage to the palm-oil industry if...

Malaysia bets on barn owls to control rats in palm plantations

Jan 21, 20202 min read

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Malaysia bets on barn owls to control rats in palm plantations

Malaysian palm oil companies should try to boost the numbers of barn-owls living in their plantations to tackle a rat problem rather than...

Malaysian Oil Palm Small Growers gear up to meet National Sustainability Standards

Oct 4, 20193 min read

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Malaysian Oil Palm Small Growers gear up to meet National Sustainability Standards

Wild Asia is proud to announce that the first group of students have completed Wild Asia Academy’s “Sustainability Leaders” series...