Malaysia to publish oil-Palm concession maps in traceability bid

Palm oil trees growing at a plantation in Malaysia. - Bloomberg

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, the world’s second-largest grower of palm oil, plans to publish concession maps and make them accessible to the public, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Certification Council.

The group, also known as MPOCC, said it aims to achieve 100% traceability at the farm level via the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil certification scheme -- or MSPO -- by 2025, according to a statement Sunday (dec 15).