Johari: Govt to continue protecting oil palm industry

Gala night: Johari (eighth from left) with media friends at the MPOB gala dinner in Putrajaya. With him are Mohamad Helmy (seventh from left), Plantation and Commodities Ministry deputy secretary-general (Strategic Planning Management), Datuk Abdul Hadi Omar (eighth from right) and MPOB director-general Datuk Dr Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir (seventh from right) and Ng (fifth from right). — GLENN GUAN/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: Despite facing various challenges, the government will safeguard the oil palm industry, ensuring it continues generating export revenue.

Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani said Malaysia exports more than 19.3 million tonnes of palm oil annually and is the world’s second biggest producer.