Mah calls on palm oil players to take up grants to move downstream

Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong holding a palm oil product. Mah wants the oil palm industry to move further downstream.ROHAIZAT MD DARUS/STAR.

PUTRAJAYA: To encourage the palm oil industry to move further downstream and add value to their end-products, the government, through the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP), has allocated RM280mil in grants for industry players.

Apart from targeting the big players, the government is also assisting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the industry, with RM50mil of the grants dedicated to this group.