PUTRAJAYA, Dec 5 — The agrotourism initiative, the improvement of mechanisation and automation skills and the cooperation of stakeholders in the agricommodity sector need to be intensified to ensure the sustainability of the sector in the face of uncertainties in the global market next year, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 — The government will continue to assist rubber smallholders affected by price decline and volatility by working together with major rubber-producing countries under the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) framework, said the Plantation and Commodities Ministry.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 —The Plantation and Commodities Ministry will focus on promoting the development of downstream industries based on local pepper production, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — The Ministry of Plantations and Commodities and the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) are intensifying efforts to enable more palm oil smallholders to comply with the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil Certification (MSPO) scheme.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry has submitted bids for financial resources to support replanting activities, especially those by smallholders in the oil palm industry, said its minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — Stakeholders in the oil palm industry must work collectively towards sustaining the prosperity of the critical facets of the industry, said Deputy Prime Minister cum Minister of Plantation and Commodities Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 — The government is committed to driving the oil palm industry’s sustainability and capping the size of oil palm cultivation areas in the country, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

PUTRAJAYA, May 24 — The government is drafting a new guideline to compensate farmers whose crops were damaged by wild animals, Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The Federal government has channelled RM446 million to 207,128 rubber smallholders nationwide through the Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) scheme from September 2015 to December 31, 2022, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) through the Malaysian Rubber Board (LGM) is implementing the latex production incentive (IPL) specifically to encourage rubber smallholders to produce latex.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) and the Malaysian Rubber Board (LGM) will work with relevant ministries and agencies in creating a more strategic policy to safeguard the welfare of rubber tappers and smallholders.