AMID the industry’s quest for sustainability and environmental protection, oil palm planters from Malaysia and Indonesia have been urged not to yield to the demands of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and environmentalists who are targeting deforestation.
Sharing global resources should mean sharing responsibility to sustain these resources, says Malaysian Palm Oil Council chief executive Tan Sri Dr Yusof Basiron at the close of the 6th International Planters Conference (IPC 2009) held here early this week.
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