Association backs move
RECRUITMENT OF MORE LOCALS IN OIL PALM PLANTATIONS KUCHING: The Sarawak Oil Palm Plantations Owners Association (Soppoa) welcomes the move by the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) to recruit and incentivise more locals, especially youth to work in plantations. In a statement on Tuesday (September 1), Soppoa said the shortage of workers in plantations was […]
Oil palm company donates to fire victims
BINTULU: Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad (SOPB) recently donated the sum of RM9,025.10 to Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Sebauh in Bintulu and its fire victims through its Disaster Relief Fund. An early morning fire burnt down a two-storey student dormitory block and two pre-school classes of SK Sebauh on August 5. SOPB Group decided to come forward […]
Bamboo will not replace oil palm as country’s main commodity
KUALA LUMPUR: The Plantation Industries and Commodity Ministry does not intend to replace the country’s main commodity, namely oil palm, with bamboo, said its minister Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali said today. The ministry according to him is strengthening the oil palm industry with the application of the latest technology as well as expanding […]
EU, major producers finding middle ground in palm oil issue
MANCHESTER: The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) opines that any discouraging developments regarding palm oil could be resolved through a clear perspective and progressive and proportional explanation on the commodity value chain by both major palm oil buyers and major producers. Its head of operations (Europe) Dr Inke van der Sluijs said there should be further communication and engagement between producing […]
Oil palm smallholders’ delight
MIRI: Smallholders in Miri District are expecting better earnings with the price of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) going up. The FFBs currently fetch between RM518, RM580 and RM585 per tonne. Prior to this, the price was below RM300 per tonne. For Theresa Simon, a smallholder who spoke to New Sarawak Tribune, she is hoping that […]
