SERDANG, July 14 — Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof has urged plantation companies to develop their sustainability frameworks to support commitments to the country’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd (HLIB) has maintained its ‘neutral’ stance on the plantation sector as planters are expected to report a mixed set of performance for the second quarter of 2023.

KUALA TERENGGANU, June 27 — Youths who are engaged in the plantation field are encouraged to be involved in research in order to benefit from the development of mechanisation and automation technologies in the sector.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — Almost 80 per cent of the labour shortage in the plantation industry has been resolved so far with the remaining underway, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — The government will provide RM50 million in matching grants to promote automation in the plantation sector through the use of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), which can employ skilled local workers.

TAPAH, June 12 — The Ministry of Human Resources will introduce a new system – an identity card by sector – to address the problem of foreign workers in the country who are reported to have switched to other sectors arbitrarily.