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MALAYSIAN PALM OIL PENETRATES NEW MARKETS, SIGNALS
GREATER GLOBAL ACCEPTANCE
1. Malaysian palm oil has been able to penetrate new global markets and this shows that the commodity has gained greater international acceptance amid the Ministry's intense “Global Movement to Champion the Goodness of Palm Oil” campaign.
2. At least three countries which had never imported Malaysian palm oil in the past, namely Estonia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary, have started purchasing the commodity in recent months.
3. I am pleased with the development, which came amid the Ministry of Plantations Industries and Commodities ’(MPIC) aggressive efforts to market our palm oil globally and to debunk Western myths and propaganda.
4. Between Jan and July this year, Estonia imported 2,501 tonnes of Malaysian palm oil worth RM20.22 million, the Czech Republic (95 tonnes worth RM0.88 million, and Hungary (853 tonnes worth RM6.73 million).
5. While the volume and value of the imports from these countries are not as those from our major importers like India and Turkiye, these inroads were significant developments. Having one foot in the door allows us to further grow the Malaysian palm oil market share there in the long-run.
6. We acknowledge that our ability to tap into these new markets were partly attributed to the war in Ukraine which had resulted in disruptions to the supply of sunflower and rapeseed oils, which were traditionally used in these countries. But I believe this is a good start and that the Malaysian palm oil will not only continue to have a presence in these markets but grow rapidly there even after the war is over.
7. MPIC is also targeting to export to more non-traditional countries, particularly in the EU, and also to expand our market share among our traditional palm oil importing nations.
8. This is done through:
i. Strengthening existing major export markets, particularly India, China, Pakistan, and the EU, as well as to promote palm oil products more aggressively to penetrate new markets such as in Africa and Central Asian regions;
ii. Enhance Research and Development (R&D) activities in the production of new products as well as add value to downstream commodity products and;
iii. Enhancing better market access through bilateral free trade agreement (FTA)negotiations as well as multilateral or regional consultations
9. Feedback from many new markets show that they are impressed with Malaysian palm oil because of its higher productivity, versatility in food and non-food sectors and availability throughout the year.
10.We will continue to leverage on these strengths. This indicates the success of our “Global Movement to Champion the Goodness of Palm Oil” campaign. Previously, many, particularly in the EU, did not know about the advantages of using Malaysian palm oil due to decades of sustained smear campaigns.
11.But now, many are much more receptive to using Malaysian palm oil due to greater awareness by the Ministry and its agencies, including during international trade missions which I had led. Such efforts will not end here and MPIC is committed to continue promoting our palm oil and enhance its competitiveness globally.
YB DATUK HAJAH ZURAIDA KAMARUDDIN
MINISTER OF PLANTATION INDUSTRIES AND COMMODITIES
14 SEPTEMBER 2022
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KERAJAAN PERLUASKAN PENANAMAN KENAF SECARA INTEGRASI DI PERAK
1. Kerajaan kini giat mempromosikan penanaman kenaf di seluruh negara dan Perak merupakan salah satu negeri yang berpotensi serta berminat untuk memperluaskan tanaman komoditi berkenaan. Program penanaman kenaf di negeri ini adalah bertujuan untuk mempromosikan komoditi itu sebagai sumber ekonomi dan pendapatan baharu kepada penduduk setempat dengan memberikan tumpuan kepada kawasan yang berpotensi untuk dibangunkan.
2. Bagi tahun ini, Lembaga Kenaf dan Tembakau Negara (LKTN) mensasarkan tanaman kenaf di Perak seluas 80 hektar. LKTN telah mengenal pasti dua kawasan yang berpotensi untuk dibangunkan sebagai projek perintis tanaman kenaf iaitu di Lambor, Perak Tengah dan Slim River, Muallim.
3. Usaha ini adalah antara komitmen Menteri Perusahaan Perladangan dan
Komoditi, Dato’ Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali untuk mempopularkan kenaf sebagai komoditi masa hadapan apabila hari ini menyempurnakan Majlis Perasmian Penanaman Kenaf di Kg. Balun, Slim River diikuti Majlis Pelancaran Penuaian Kenaf di Kg. Lambor, Perak Tengah, Perak esok.
4. Projek perintis tanaman kenaf di Slim River, Muallim dilaksanakan dengan kerjasama Ahli Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Pondok Muallim melibatkan kawasan kelompok seluas 4 hektar. Potensi tanaman kenaf di sekitar kawasan projek perintis adalah seluas 20 hektar.
5. Sementara itu, Ladang Rakyat Kenaf Perbadanan Pembangunan Pertanian Negeri Perak (PPPNP) Lambor adalah projek perintis usahasama antara PPPNP dengan LKTN di tanah milik perbadanan itu seluas 563 hektar. Dianggarkan tanaman kenaf seluas 140 hektar dapat ditanam dalam satu-satu masa. Namun sasaran awal ialah penanaman di Lambor seluas 60 hektar secara berperingkat. Ia melibatkan 30
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pekebun kecil dengan hasil keseluruhan projek adalah kira-kira sebanyak RM240,000 semusim. Sehingga 15 April 2021, seluas 5 hektar tanaman kenaf telah ditanam.
6. Konsep tanaman yang dijalankan adalah secara integrasi tanaman kelapa sawit dan kenaf. Kesesuaian umur pokok kelapa sawit adalah 2 tahun ke bawah. Nisbah keluasan tanaman kelapa sawit berbanding tanaman kenaf adalah 4:1. Pemilihan peserta bagi projek ini adalah dalam kalangan penduduk setempat bawah kategori penerima bantuan zakat (asnaf) Kerajaan Negeri Perak.
7. Kerjasama strategik antara LKTN dan PPPNP adalah untuk membangunkan industri kenaf di Perak di samping mempromosikan kenaf kepada masyarakat awam sebagai sumber ekonomi dan pendapatan boleh jana melalui industri kenaf. Pendekatan kerjasama ini juga merupakan salah satu strategi LKTN untuk memperkembangkan kawasan penanaman kenaf dan juga pembangunan industri hiliran kenaf ke seluruh Malaysia.
8. Menjadi harapan Kementerian Perusahaan Perladangan dan Komoditi supaya usaha memperluaskan tanaman kenaf ini sebagai sumber ekonomi dan pendapatan yang baharu kepada penduduk setempat berterusan dengan galakan dan sokongan oleh LKTN sebagai agensi yang bertanggungjawab ke atas pembangunan komoditi itu.
DATO’ DR MOHD KHAIRUDDIN AMAN RAZALI
Menteri Perusahaan Perladangan dan Komoditi
Slim River, Perak
21 April 2021
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KERJASAMA ANTARA AGENSI, INSTITUSI PENGAJIAN TINGGI DIPERGIATKAN BAGI PEMBANGUNAN INDUSTRI KOKO
