By Nurul Hanis Izmir
PUTRAJAYA, April 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is set to take centre stage in advancing sustainable and inclusive trade practices as it co-hosts the Forest, Agriculture, Commodity and Trade (FACT) Forum for the first time, with a strong focus on smallholders and sustainable certification, said Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF) has been instrumental in shaping and elevating Malaysia’s furniture industry, Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities expects the RM100 million assistance for the palm oil replanting programme to be fully utilised by smallholders by June this year.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 (Bernama) – The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) plans to collaborate with Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) and the Energy Commission of Malaysia (ST) to utilise palm oil-based renewable energy (RE) in expanding the country's energy grid connectivity.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 (Bernama) -- Malaysia, the world's second-largest palm oil producer, must take the lead in sustainability, taking bold steps to champion sustainable palm oil, especially as the world increasingly focuses on environmental responsibility.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 (Bernama) -- The progress in replanting oil palm trees is still lagging, with Malaysia managing to replant 114,000 hectares, or 2.0 per cent of its total planted area in 2024, down from 132,000 hectares (2.3 per cent) in 2023.
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 Feb (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (KPK) wants Malaysia to achieve zero export of crude palm oil (CPO) in the future by increasing the production of downstream products.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Bhd hit a new milestone last year with 18.95 million crude palm oil futures (FCPO) contracts traded, up 17 per cent over the previous record of 16.21 million contracts in 2023.
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- Bumiputera companies in the local timber industry need to collaborate with non-Bumiputera companies to expand their market share and strengthen their competitiveness, said the Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- The export value of timber products increased 4.9 per cent to RM22.9 billion last year, compared to 2023, said Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Feb (Bernama) — Malaysia exported 54,665 tonnes of palm oil and palm-based products worth RM288.23 million to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan in Central Asia in 2024, said Plantation and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 (Bernama) -- The government, through the Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK), is committed to ensuring oil palm plantations have sufficient workforce so that production remains consistent and is not adversely affected.
