YANGON: Malaysian oil palm planters constantly aim to achieve sustainable practices, including maintaining “zero burning policies”, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Douglas Unggah Embas.
“We have always been practising (that) – zero burning. We have very clear policies to ensure that 50% of the land area in Malaysia is covered with forests. At the moment, it is 56.4% forest coverage,” Embas said.
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