Government offers incentives for adopting MSPO certification

Serious discussion: front row (from left) Datuk M.Nagarajan, Malaysian Palm Oil Certification Council chairman, Plantation Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Datu Nasrun Datu Mansur, Mah and Ministry secretary-general Datuk K.Yogeesvaran at the dialogue session with representatives of oil palm plantation companies.

PETALING JAYA: The government is offering incentives to facilitate and help reduce the audit costs of obtaining the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification.

In a statement yesterday, the Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry said audit costs incentives of up to 70% would be offered to estates with planted area above 40.46ha to 1,000ha.