KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Palm Oil Certification Council (MPOCC) lauded the Finance Ministry's allocation, under the 2020 Budget, to tackle smear campaigns against palm oil and raise the biodiesel mandate throught the country. When contacted by telephone today, MPOCC chief executive officer Chew Jit Seng said, "stakeholders throughout the palm oil value chain are grateful for the RM27 million allocation to tackle smear campaigns against the palm oil industry." Indeed, smear campaigns on the global palm oil industry are unethhical and have increasingly proved to become barriers to trade. For many decades, oil palm planters across tropical and developing Asia have had to contend with such underhanded smear tactics. MPOCC is responsible for the development of the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification that proves oil palm cultivation is carried out sustainably, balancing the needs of People, Planet and Profits.

Source: New Strait Times October 18, 2019 14:37 UTC