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Corporate News 24 Mar 2025 | 11:20 PM

CIMB partners Wild Asia to drive sustainable palm oil practices for smallholders

KUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Bank Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Wild Asia Sdn Bhd to drive the transition toward more sustainable practices in the palm oil sector.

Commodities 11 Feb 2025 | 01:50 AM

Johari: More involvement from industry players, smallholders needed to boost national cocoa production

KOTA KINABALU: Malaysia’s cocoa production needs to be increased with the involvement of more industry players and smallholders in an effort to meet the growing market demand for the commodity.

Plantations 7 Jan 2025 | 11:19 AM

FGV and MPOB forge strategic partnership to enhance traceability, empower smallholders

KUALA LUMPUR: FGV Holdings Bhd (FGV) and the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) have forged a strategic partnership through a memorandum of collaboration (MoC) to enhance traceability and empower smallholders.

Nation 28 Dec 2024 | 11:57 AM

MPOB to carry out surprise checks of palm oil buyers' weighing scales to safeguard smallholders, says Johari

KUALA LUMPUR: Enforcement officers from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) will begin surprise checks on palm fruit harvesting companies from early 2025, says Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

Plantations 31 Oct 2024 | 05:09 AM

MPOB: More than 90% of independent smallholders to be MSPO-certified end-2025

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) is targeting more than 90 per cent of independent smallholders (ISH) to achieve Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification by the end of next year.

Nation 19 Nov 2024 | 06:31 AM

Orang Asli smallholders in Perak need state confirmation for palm oil sales

KUALA KANGSAR: Orang Asli smallholders only need to obtain confirmation letters from their respective state governments to secure a license to sell oil palm fruits they have cultivated.

Plantations 16 Sept 2024 | 02:35 AM

MPOB achieves 70% mapping coverage of oil palm smallholders in its nationwide plantation project

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has successfully mapped around 70 per cent of independent smallholders as part of its project to chart oil palm plantation coverage across the country.

Esg 25 July 2024 | 11:00 PM

Impact of collaborative smallholder sustainability effort detailed in new report

THE P&G Center of Sustainable Small-owners (CSS), at the Asia School of Business (ASB) recently announced the release of the CSS Impact Report 2024 on June 15 highlighting the performance and impact of the P&G Smallholders Program.

Sabah & Sarawak 23 July 2024 | 09:00 AM

Sabah Forestry Department holds seminar on smallholders’ role in forest plantations

KOTA KINABALU: Various stakeholders in the plantation industry took part in a seminar entitled the “Roles of Smallholders in Forest Plantations” in the Sandakan East Coast district on Tuesday (July 23).

Nation 2 July 2024 | 01:51 AM

Risda smallholders income up 40% as of May, Dewan Rakyat told

KUALA LUMPUR: The average income of rubber smallholders has increased to RM436 per month as of May, marking a 40% rise due to the implementation of the agrofood initiative by the Rubber Industry Smallholder Development Authority (Risda).

Nation 11 Mar 2024 | 09:18 AM

Cabinet paper being prepared on rubber smallholders' problems

KUALA LUMPUR: A Cabinet paper to address problems faced by rubber smallholders is being drawn up by the Rural and Regional Development Ministry and Plantation and Commodities Ministry.

World 29 Feb 2024 | 05:04 PM

Zambia launches agriculture mechanization strategy for smallholder farmers

LUSAKA, Feb. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Zambian government on Thursday launched an agricultural mechanization strategy aimed at helping smallholder farmers improve their productivity.

Singapore 24 Mar 2025 | 02:43 AM

Project by Singapore lab to cultivate rice sustainably wins WEF award

SINGAPORE: To mitigate the effects of rice cultivation on climate change and meet rising demand for rice, researchers in Singapore have come up with a way to grow it more sustainably.

Nation 14 Mar 2025 | 02:23 PM

Govt aims to generate RM9bil from sale of treated rubberwood

ARAU: The government aims to generate RM9bil from the sale of treated rubberwood through the replanting programme under the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda).

Nation 8 Nov 2023 | 07:16 AM

Work with oil palm smallholders and incentives may increase, PM tells industry players

KUALA LUMPUR: The allocation of incentives for oil palm replanting programmes may be increased if companies working in the industry can prove that they will work with smallholders, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Nation 20 Dec 2023 | 07:26 AM

Govt allocates RM255mil for rubber smallholders affected by floods, says Ahmad Zahid

KUALA LUMPUR: The government, through the Rural and Regional Development Ministry, has allocated RM255mil to help ease the burden of rubber smallholders affected by this year's monsoon season.

Nation 20 Dec 2023 | 11:00 PM

RM255mil for rubber smallholders affected by floods

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of RM255mil has been allocated through the Rural and Regional Development Ministry to ease the burden of rubber smallholders affected by this year’s monsoon season, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Commodities 5 Mar 2024 | 07:32 AM

Gov proposes for consolidation of oil palm smallholders to bigger clusters

KUALA LUMPUR: The government is proposing to consolidate oil palm smallholder planters to form bigger patches so they will be easier to manage.

Cambodia 23 Feb 2024 | 07:19 AM

Poverty reduction and smallholder development project and plans in Cambodia wins international recognition

The Tonle Sap Poverty Reduction and Smallholder Development Project in Cambodia has won the prestigious International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Gender Award, the project's implementer said in a statement on Friday.

Commodities 5 Oct 2023 | 11:40 AM

MPOB: Efforts being made to help more palm oil smallholders meet MSPO requirements

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Plantations and Commodities and the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) are intensifying efforts to enable more palm oil smallholders to comply with the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil Certification (MSPO) scheme.

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