(From left) FGV interim chairman Datuk Shahrol Anuwar Sarman, FGV plantation sector director Mohd Sarian Md Sahid, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, FGV consultation programme participant Tindit Bandan and his grandson, FGV group CEO Datuk Nazrul Mansor, FGV group sustainability head Nurul Hasanah Ahamed Hassain Malim and another participant Alex Jisa at the Miri consultation session closing ceremony.
MALAYSIA’S premier agribusiness and food company FGV Holdings Berhad has been hard at work sharing with oil palm smallholders FGV’s commitment in implementing the sustainable development policy of the country’s palm oil industry.
Through consultation programmes with smallholders, FGV has highlighted its pursuit to make the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) and the Roundtable of Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) sustainability certifications a success.
The consultation programmes first began in January 2020 and are in line with the government’s call that all palm oil entrepreneurs in the country obtain MSPO certification that came into effect Dec 31, 2019, including independent smallholders and fresh fruit bunch suppliers.
Besides that, the programme aims to be an information and knowledge medium for balancing industry, societal and environmental needs. It seeks to offer suppliers and smallholders an opportunity to give direct and constructive feedback to improve FGV’s operations.
The consultation programme includes information on FGV’s sustainability commitment, information on the importance of palm oil certification, knowledge sharing on the 3Ps (people-planet-profit) principle, and nurturing a sustainable business relationship with FGV’s stakeholders.
FGV’s consultation programme consists of nine sessions across the nation to ensure that FGV’s independent smallholders and suppliers can exchange information. Six out of nine series were dedicated to farmers and suppliers in Peninsular Malaysia, two sessions in Sarawak and one in Sabah.
The first series of the programme was held in Johor Baru, the second series in Kuching, the third series in Port Dickson, followed by Penang, Kuantan and Kuala Terengganu, and the seventh series was held in Miri recently.
Datuk Nazrul Mansor
The next anticipated location will be in Rompin and the final session for this year will be in Tawau, Sabah.
To ensure these consultations are a success, FGV has committed RM4.05mil since 2020 and hopes to get some 1,000 participants for the entire programme. The programme has also received positive feedback from the various parties involved.
In the closing ceremony for the Miri session, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, who is also Plantation and Commodities Minister, said: “I want to take this opportunity to congratulate all the participants of the consultation programme who truly deserve to be called supporters of the sustainable palm oil industry.
“We are very grateful to FGV for organising this programme, which has been critical to private smallholders and the local palm oil industry.”
Present at the event were FGV group chief executive officer Datuk Nazrul Mansor as well as members of the FGV board of directors and their senior management team. A total of 150 smallholders and suppliers participated in the closing ceremony of the Miri event.
Aside from the consultations, FGV is also actively implementing environmental conservation programmes. Their efforts can be seen through the Sun Bear Conservation Programme, which is a joint effort between FGV, the Department of Wildlife Protection and National Parks of Peninsular Malaysia (Perhilitan), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Malaysia Nature Society (MNS) to ensure that animals such as the sun bear, ungka (gibbon) and pangolin can be preserved for future generations.
FGV will continue with their sustainability efforts in the palm oil industry, in line with FGV’s sustainability framework that focuses on three core values of respecting human rights, protecting the environment, and promoting economic growth.
MALAYSIA’S premier agribusiness and food company FGV Holdings Berhad has been hard at work sharing with oil palm smallholders FGV’s commitment in implementing the sustainable development policy of the country’s palm oil industry.
Through consultation programmes with smallholders, FGV has highlighted its pursuit to make the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) and the Roundtable of Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) sustainability certifications a success.
The consultation programmes first began in January 2020 and are in line with the government’s call that all palm oil entrepreneurs in the country obtain MSPO certification that came into effect Dec 31, 2019, including independent smallholders and fresh fruit bunch suppliers.
Besides that, the programme aims to be an information and knowledge medium for balancing industry, societal and environmental needs. It seeks to offer suppliers and smallholders an opportunity to give direct and constructive feedback to improve FGV’s operations.
The consultation programme includes information on FGV’s sustainability commitment, information on the importance of palm oil certification, knowledge sharing on the 3Ps (people-planet-profit) principle, and nurturing a sustainable business relationship with FGV’s stakeholders.
FGV’s consultation programme consists of nine sessions across the nation to ensure that FGV’s independent smallholders and suppliers can exchange information. Six out of nine series were dedicated to farmers and suppliers in Peninsular Malaysia, two sessions in Sarawak and one in Sabah.
The fifth instalment of the FGV consultation programme took place at Swiss Garden Beach Resort in Kuantan on March 19-21, and served as a nexus of knowledge for smallholders and suppliers.
The first series of the programme was held in Johor Baru, the second series in Kuching, the third series in Port Dickson, followed by Penang, Kuantan and Kuala Terengganu, and the seventh series was held in Miri recently.
The next anticipated location will be in Rompin and the final session for this year will be in Tawau, Sabah.
To ensure these consultations are a success, FGV has committed RM4.05mil since 2020 and hopes to get some 1,000 participants for the entire programme. The programme has also received positive feedback from the various parties involved.
In the closing ceremony for the Miri session, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, who is also Plantation and Commodities Minister, said: “I want to take this opportunity to congratulate all the participants of the consultation programme who truly deserve to be called supporters of the sustainable palm oil industry.
“We are very grateful to FGV for organising this programme, which has been critical to private smallholders and the local palm oil industry.”
Present at the event were FGV group chief executive officer Datuk Nazrul Mansor as well as members of the FGV board of directors and their senior management team. A total of 150 smallholders and suppliers participated in the closing ceremony of the Miri event.
Aside from the consultations, FGV is also actively implementing environmental conservation programmes. Their efforts can be seen through the Sun Bear Conservation Programme, which is a joint effort between FGV, the Department of Wildlife Protection and National Parks of Peninsular Malaysia (Perhilitan), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Malaysia Nature Society (MNS) to ensure that animals such as the sun bear, ungka (gibbon) and pangolin can be preserved for future generations.
FGV will continue with their sustainability efforts in the palm oil industry, in line with FGV’s sustainability framework that focuses on three core values of respecting human rights, protecting the environment, and promoting economic growth.
