KUDAT (April 5): As of February this year, 69 Sustainable Oil Palm Growers Cooperatives (KPSM) have been established throughout the country, said Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Datuk Seri Dr Wee Jeck Seng.
“Of this this total, 24 KPSM (smallholders) are in the peninsula, 27 in Sabah and 18 in Sarawak.
THE issue of labour shortage in oil palm plantations in the country has been getting the attention of the media lately. Measures are already in place to address the issue and strategies are being formulated to ensure the competitiveness and sustainability of the Malaysian palm oil industry.
The oil palm plantation sector which relies heavily on labour, particularly for maintenance activities and harvesting of fresh fruit bunches (FFBs) faced severe labour shortage during the Covid-19 pandemic in the past two years as foreign workers had to leave the country.
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