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KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Plantation and Commodity Industries (MPIC) and its agencies are actively conducting advocacy activities to counter negative campaigns by the European Union (EU) against palm oil.
MPIC Vice Minister II, Datuk Seri Dr. Wee Jeck Seng, said the government was making efforts to address negative perceptions of the Malaysian palm oil industry, in particular the sustainability aspect regarding the Development Goals. Sustainable 2030 of the United Nations.
“The promotional activities also involve the Malaysian Embassy in Europe office, especially in regards to government-to-government (G2G) collaboration and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in terms of marketing.
“G2G collaborations are related to research, sustainability and small farmers with France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom,” he said closing the debate on the motion of thanks for Yang Di-Pertuan Agong’s actual speech at the Second Meeting of the Third Legislature of the XIV Parliament.
Wee said Malaysia’s Palm Oil Promotion and Economic Mission also engaged in discussions with stakeholders in the EU to address the negativity.
He said that in view of the restrictions caused by Covid-19 globally, online programs (webinars and courtesy visits) were organized with foreign officials in Malaysia, such as the ambassadors of the United States and the Netherlands.
This mission, among others, he said, aimed to inform officials about the measures taken by Malaysia and to present the results of scientific studies that provided evidence on the benefits of palm oil compared to other vegetable oils.
“The benefits include high nutritional value like tocotrienol (vitamin E) and carotene, and palm oil is fat and cholesterol free,” he said.
On Biodiesel B20 (a blend of 20% methyl esters and 80% petroleum diesel), Wee said the ministry planned to increase the blend to Biodiesel B30 from 2025.
The Biodiesel B20 program was launched in Langkawi on January 1, 2020 and in Labuan on January 15, 2020.
It will also be rolled out in Sarawak on September 28, 2020, Sabah on January 1, 2021, and Peninsular Malaysia on June 15, 2021.
Wee said the ministry would also review and evaluate the proposed establishment of more Sustainable Palm Oil Clusters (SPOC) in Sarawak and use the district office to contact heads of indigenous communities to help the state’s small oil palm producers. to obtain the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification. .
The ministry aims to create 162 SPOCs, he said. -Named
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