Delegated Act: Indonesia and Malaysia steps up to the plate with higher domestic biodiesel mandates – Part 2
Beef –driver of deforestation Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad referred to the Delegated Act as a misguided policy designed to protect the agricultural industries of a few...
Delegated Act: Indonesia and Malaysia steps up to the plate with higher domestic biodiesel mandates – Part 1
Levelling the playing field for trade in palm biofuels in the European Union now looks a longshot. Challenges continue to unfurl from the European Union with the most recent...
No Ban on Palm Oil biofuels
Following the final Trilogue negotiation that occurred in Strasbourg on 14th June, the ban on palm oil biofuels by 2021 which was voted by the European Parliament has been removed. Although media reports...
ILUC – An unscientific policy that will hurt EU Malaysia bilateral relations
In Europe, the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) has been taken over by powerful protectionist agriculture interests in some European countries and has now become a trade-protection tool that is...
Palm Oil Biodiesel – A Preferred Biofuel Feedstock
Palm oil together with corn, rapeseed, soybean and sugar cane are viable feedstocks for use as first generation biofuel. According to the Food and Agriculture Authority (FAO) from a...
Push for clean energy
Towards a new era of US-Malaysia relations. AS US President Barack Obama settles in for a second term in office, it is clear that clean energy will be a...
The True Picture
MALAYSIAN farmers have over the last generation harnessed modern agricultural technology and techniques to increase their yields. This has been a blessing for consumers as it provides them with...