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Oil Palm Industry on The Rise - PPDCI
Oil Palm Industry on The Rise - PPDCI
01/05/2013 (Philippine Information Agency) - The Philippine Palm Oil Development Council Inc. (PPDCI) says oil palm can be the answer to economic development in the country.
In its 8th National Palm Oil Congress held here from April 18 to 19, Dr. Pablito P. Pamplona of PPDCI said the congress aims to answer the vegetable oil shortage in the country now imported at P6.68 billion in 2010; to export, promote high farm productivity, generate employment opportunities and use oil palm biomass for organic fertilizers, biofuel and electricity.
Pamplona said through expanding and prioritizing oil palm as the main crop in farm lands, it would enable a typical farmer owning 3-5 hectares (ha) to earn enough to buy nutritious food for the family, buy household appliances like a refrigerator, a television set and buy a brand new car, among others.
He added that neighboring countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand have already reaped the fruits of their labor from expanding their oil palm farms. Thailand has planted over one million ha; Malaysia has surpassed five million ha and Indonesia has over 10 million ha.
Through government support, these countries are gaining millions of dollars. Thailand is already exporting about US$400 million; Malaysia, US$17 billion and Indonesia with US$15 billion worth of palm oil.
As of April 2013, PPDCI has expanded oil palm plantings to 73,460 ha all over the country.
PPDCI President Robertino E. Pizarro said they are extending efforts and have been at the forefront of promoting the local palm oil industry. He says the Philippine palm oil industry is expanding slowly but steadily.
PPDCI over the past 10 years has intensified global technology search; disseminated technology through training technicians and farmers and promoted through training crop-livestock integration among stakeholders for added income and to cope with the fluctuating global price of palm oil and climate change.
They have also convinced local and national leaders to support oil palm farming to overcome poverty and promote rural prosperity; prepared and multiplied techno guides, extension materials and books on palm oil production and conducted dialogue with lawmakers for legislative support and custom officials to overcome smuggling.
Further, the Philippine Coconut Industry (PCA) through Atty. Euclides G. Forbes, PCA administrator, announced its support to the expansion of the palm oil industry in the country and provided the initial fund for training farmers and technicians.
Pizaro said the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) have also concerted efforts with PPDCI, stakeholders and the private sector in the development of the local palm oil industry through the use of unproductive, barren public lands that are suitable for oil palm farming.
In its 8th National Palm Oil Congress held here from April 18 to 19, Dr. Pablito P. Pamplona of PPDCI said the congress aims to answer the vegetable oil shortage in the country now imported at P6.68 billion in 2010; to export, promote high farm productivity, generate employment opportunities and use oil palm biomass for organic fertilizers, biofuel and electricity.
Pamplona said through expanding and prioritizing oil palm as the main crop in farm lands, it would enable a typical farmer owning 3-5 hectares (ha) to earn enough to buy nutritious food for the family, buy household appliances like a refrigerator, a television set and buy a brand new car, among others.
He added that neighboring countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand have already reaped the fruits of their labor from expanding their oil palm farms. Thailand has planted over one million ha; Malaysia has surpassed five million ha and Indonesia has over 10 million ha.
Through government support, these countries are gaining millions of dollars. Thailand is already exporting about US$400 million; Malaysia, US$17 billion and Indonesia with US$15 billion worth of palm oil.
As of April 2013, PPDCI has expanded oil palm plantings to 73,460 ha all over the country.
PPDCI President Robertino E. Pizarro said they are extending efforts and have been at the forefront of promoting the local palm oil industry. He says the Philippine palm oil industry is expanding slowly but steadily.
PPDCI over the past 10 years has intensified global technology search; disseminated technology through training technicians and farmers and promoted through training crop-livestock integration among stakeholders for added income and to cope with the fluctuating global price of palm oil and climate change.
They have also convinced local and national leaders to support oil palm farming to overcome poverty and promote rural prosperity; prepared and multiplied techno guides, extension materials and books on palm oil production and conducted dialogue with lawmakers for legislative support and custom officials to overcome smuggling.
Further, the Philippine Coconut Industry (PCA) through Atty. Euclides G. Forbes, PCA administrator, announced its support to the expansion of the palm oil industry in the country and provided the initial fund for training farmers and technicians.
Pizaro said the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) have also concerted efforts with PPDCI, stakeholders and the private sector in the development of the local palm oil industry through the use of unproductive, barren public lands that are suitable for oil palm farming.