KUALA LUMPUR: The government is ready to dish out additional incentives to encourage oil palm planters to embrace the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification, which is aimed at boosting the crop’s profile in the global market.
“It is good news, especially to the smallholders,” Malaysian Palm Oil Certification Council (MPOCC) chief executive officer Chew Jit Seng told Bernama in an interview recently. As at end-April, only about 32% of the 5.85 million ha of oil palm plantations and 39% of the 451 palm oil mills in the country had achieved MSPO certification, he said.
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