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Malaysia looks to maintain palm oil stocks at 2m tonnes: Unggah 6 October 2015 @ 12:46 PM; KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia hopes to maintain palm oil stocks at about two million tonnes from the 2.49 million tonnes recorded as at end-Sept by implementing replanting incentives and minimising imports. Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the replanting incentives, to be implemented on Oct 1, aims to reduce by 83,000 hectares, the area planed with oil palm and drop production by 250,000 tonnes. “We will also minimise palm oil exports until our stocks reach about two million tonnes. This is a temporary measure and we do not have a timeline for the target. http://www.nst.com.my/news/2015/10/malaysia-looks-maintain-palm-oil-stocks-2m-tonnes-unggah
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Minister Uggah Embas talks of implementation target for MSPO by 2020 and harmonisation with Indonesia policy.
Minister Uggah Embas says TPPA will benefit Malaysia palm oil via better access to USA, Canada and other member markets.
Plenary lecture by Carl Bek Nielsen of need to embrace sustainability for sake of the industry. Poor people deserve a right to palm oil development that offers a middle class opportunity. Need to stop the polarising debate and uninformed rhetoric. Cost of inaction now raises cost of action in future. Support RSPO, MSPO, ISPO....
Plenary talk by Dr James Fry of LMC
Information on MSPO
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