Malaysian palm oil producers seek new ways to increase yield
With limits to the area under cultivation, some of the bigger producers are focusing on genome sequencing
10 February 2020 - 17:29
Kuala Lumpur — Malaysian palm oil producers must use technology to improve yield and compensate for restrictions on land use as the industry wrestles with concerns about sustainability, the chair of the Malaysian Palm Oil Council said on Monday.
Malaysia, the world’s second-biggest palm oil producer, has set a cap of 6.5-million hectares on the area under palm oil cultivation. In 2019, the total area planted with oil palm in Malaysia was about 5.9-million hectares...
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