KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Small Palm Oil Famers have combined forces to condemn Europe’s effort to ban palm oil biofuels. “Malaysia’s Small Farmers demand the European Council reject the proposals of the European Parliament, and reaffirm Europe’s commitment to Southeast Asia, Malaysia and small palm oil farmers,” it said. “An EU ban on palm oil biofuels is an all-out assault against the hundreds of thousands of small farmers across Malaysia. “The Malaysian palm oil industry is an economic lifeline for small farmers; it has lifted their families from poverty to prosperity. Besides that, Dayak Oil Palm Planters Association (DOPPA) president Dr Richard Mani said indigenous peoples in Malaysia will suffer if the EU bans palm oil.

Source: New Strait Times December 21, 2017 04:19 UTC