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A Wake-Up Call to EU28 Parliamentarians: Reforest EU28 First, Before You Impose Legislations and Accuse Us of Deforestation

The print, electronic and social media has been awash with palm oil associated Europe centric news. First in April 2017, it was the EU Parliament’s “Resolution on Deforestation and...

United against EU Palm Oil Biofuels Ban

Malaysian smallholders protest Amendments to the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED) are making their way through the legislative process in Brussels. The RED presents a huge issue for Malaysia,...

EU’s Unilateral Legislation on Palm Oil Will Have Adverse and Deleterious Effect on 650,000 Smallholders

Leaders and farmers of smallholders’ associations representing 650,000 smallholders have gathered to protest and express their disapproval and deep disappointment with the impending EU Parliamentary vote to ban palm...

They Came From The Four Corners Of Malaysia To Protest Against The EU

They came from Sarawak, Kedah, Perak, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan and Johor. They came because their livelihood is at stake. They came for their school-going children who may suffer once...

The Proposed EU Ban On Palm Oil As Biofuels, And One Stringent Certification : Protectionism or Fulfilling UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

The EU Parliament is set to vote in early 2018 on the banning of palm oil as biofuels from 2020, and palm oil and palm products requiring a tougher,...

Malaysian palm oil industry fights back in light of European challenges

Some of the EU’s basic assumptions and conclusions are wrong. Palm oil remains the most sustainable, efficient solution. The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) issued one of its most...

At EPOC 2017 in Brussels, the CEO of the MPOC tells it like it is

Let facts talk! Dr. Kalyana Sundram, the CEO of the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) spoke on “Malaysia’s Commitment, Compliance, and Progress in Producing Certified Sustainable Palm Oil for...

MPIC Secretary General, K. Yogeesvaran reminds Europe that while Malaysia is delivering, the EU should too

The second speaker of the day, K. Yogeesvaran, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) in Malaysia addressed the conference on the topic of “Recent developments...

MPOCC Chairman: “The MSPO will be a success because it is comprehensive, mandatory, and inclusive.”

On the afternoon of EPOC 2017, Datuk M. Nagarajan gave a presentation on “Inclusive, sustainable palm oil policies in Malaysia” under agenda item “Building on existing initiatives and increasing...

The EU’s inaction with respect to ‘palm oil-free’ claims and the EU’s approach to a standard for sustainable palm oil

The issue of palm oil and its sustainability is of increasing importance in palm oil producing countries and just as much in importing countries. Recent improvements in producing countries,...

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