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Malaysian Palm Oil Board

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Malaysian Palm Oil Board
(MPOB)
Lembaga Minyak Sawit Malaysia
Agency overview
Formed1 May 2000;24 years ago(2000-05-01)
Preceding agencies
  • Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia
  • Palm Oil Registration and Licensing Authority
JurisdictionGovernment of Malaysia
HeadquartersBandar Baru Bangi,Selangor
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Siti Aminah Aching, Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities
Agency executives
  • Mohamad Helmy Othman Basha, Chairman
  • Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir, Director General
Parent departmentMinistry of Plantation and Commodities
Websitewww.mpob.gov.my

TheMalaysian Palm Oil Board(Malay:Lembaga Minyak Sawit Malaysia), abbreviatedMPOB,is agovernment agencyresponsible for the promotion and development of thepalm oilindustry inMalaysia.[1]It is one of the agencies under theMinistry of Plantation Industries and Commodities.[2]

Formation[edit]

The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) was established in 1998 with the passing of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board Act, which led to the merger of two pre-existing agencies, thePalm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia(PORIM) and thePalm Oil Registration and Licensing Authority(PORLA).[1]The resulting organisation was named the Malaysian Palm Oil Board and officially began operations on 1 May 2000.[3]The first Director-General of the MPOB wasYusof Basironwho served until 2006.[4][5]

Sime DarbyPlantations' managing director, Mohd Bakke Salleh, was appointed as chairman of the industry regulator and research body for a two-year term effective 31 July 2018.[6]

Overview[edit]

Young oil palm plantation in East Malaysia, 2010

The MPOB is an agency of the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities[2]and is funded by palm oil industry taxes and through government grants for research.[3][7]The current chairman is Shahrir bin Abdul Samad, and the director general is Choo Yuen May.[8][9]According to the organisation's official website, the MPOB is headquartered in Bandar Baru Bangi and operates additional offices both within Malaysia and abroad, including offices in China, Brussels, Pakistan, the United States and Egypt.[10][11]The MPOB requires all businesses involved in the palm oil industry to be licensed through the organisation.[7]

The organisation's activities include research, publication, development and implementation of regulations and the promotion of the palm oil industry in Malaysia.[2]The MPOB oversees all stages of palm oil production in Malaysia, from planting to exporting. It publishes several journals, including theJournal of Oil Palm Research.

The MPOB also oversees the Tropical Peat Research Institute, an organisation that conducts research into the effects of planting oil palm on peat land.[12]

In 2012 and 2013, the MPOB has focused on supporting palm oil smallholders by making available funds and additional services for palm oil producers with fewer than 2.5 hectare of land. These growers are eligible for government assistance intended to help smaller producers compete with larger plantations.[13]

Research and development[edit]

The MPOB supports the development of new products including biodiesel[7]and alternate uses for palmbiomass,the organic waste produced when processing oil palm trees. The research into biomass has led to the development of wood and paper products, fertilisers,bioenergysources,polyethylenesheeting for use in vehicles and other products made of palm biomass.[14]

The MPOB has worked in partnership with several universities on research and development projects, including a project withBeijing Universitythat developed animal feed usingoil palm kernels.The organisation has also partnered with theUniversity of LondonandCopenhagen University.[15]In 2009, the MPOB pledged to increase their partnerships with private sector businesses, announcing partnerships withSime Darbyand theGenting Group's research department.[16]Since then the MPOB has also announced research partnerships with WarisNove, C.H.E. Metal Works and Nippon Palm Corporation.[14]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^abLim Weng Soong.Malaysian Palm Oil Board - A Merger of PORIM and PORLA(PDF)(Report).Retrieved19 February2013.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^abc"Malaysian Palm Oil Board".mpic.gov.my.Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities Malaysia. Archived fromthe originalon 17 July 2012.Retrieved20 February2013.
  3. ^ab"Palm oil board officially comes into being May 1".Malaysia Economic News.29 April 2000.Retrieved19 February2013.
  4. ^"Board of Directors".Sime Darby.Archived fromthe originalon 2014-12-21.Retrieved2014-12-27.
  5. ^"Tan Sri Dr Yusof Basiron".Huffington Post.Retrieved2014-12-27.
  6. ^"Sime Darby Plantations' Salleh named chairman of Malaysia Palm Oil Board".The Business Times.Retrieved2018-08-06.
  7. ^abcChin, M.Biofuels in Malaysia: An analysis of the legal and institutional framework.p. 19.Retrieved22 February2013.
  8. ^"Foreword from the Chairman of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board".mpob.gov.my.Malaysian Palm Oil Board. Archived fromthe originalon 3 April 2012.Retrieved20 February2013.
  9. ^"Foreword from the Director General Malaysian Palm Oil Board".mpob.gov.my.Malaysian Palm Oil Board.Retrieved27 February2013.
  10. ^"Local".mpob.gov.my.Malaysian Palm Oil Board.Retrieved19 February2013.
  11. ^"International".mpob.gov.my.Malaysian Palm Oil Board.Retrieved19 February2013.
  12. ^"Tropical Peat Research Institute".mpob.gov.my.Malaysian Palm Oil Board. Archived fromthe originalon 10 May 2012.Retrieved7 March2013.
  13. ^Ghani, Patimang Abdul (26 February 2013)."MPOB Approves 2,432 Applications From Smallholders To Start Oil Palm Planting in Sabah".Bernama.Retrieved7 March2013.
  14. ^abDanapal, G (2 November 2012)."Malaysian Palm Oil Board biomass research bears fruit".Green Prospects Asia.Archived fromthe originalon 25 November 2012.Retrieved12 March2013.
  15. ^Ismail, Zaidi Isham (3 February 2009)."MPOB at forefront of R&D".Business Times.Archived fromthe originalon 15 June 2009.Retrieved12 March2013.
  16. ^"Malaysian Palm Oil Board wants closer ties with private sector".PalmOilHQ.7 February 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 11 April 2013.Retrieved12 March2013.

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