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Govt Allocates Additional RM28 Mln For New And Replanting Oil Palm
Govt Allocates Additional RM28 Mln For New And Replanting Oil Palm
13/05/2014 (Bernama) - The government has allocated an additional RM28 million for new applications by independent smallholders to carry out replanting and new planting of oil palm with an overall 2014 key performance indicator (KPI) target of 35,000 hectares.
The move showed that the government is committed to help the independent smallholders, said the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU) in the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) Annual Report 2013 released today.
"The challenges faced by the government in delivering this year's KPI target include uncertainty in oil palm prices, limited interest by independent smallholders to replant, as well as, land ownership and sustainability issues in Sarawak," it said.
For improving fresh fruit bunch (FFB) yield, PEMANDU said the Malaysia Palm Oil Board (MPOB) will ensure the sustainability of the 30 established cooperatives and assist in lifting their business performances.
"As a start, the ?MPOB is now tasked with ensuring 10 cooperatives to sell a minimum 400 metrics tonnes of fresh fruit bunches on average per month to maintain operating sustainability," it added.
PEMANDU also said MPOB has also planned to organise ?and host an oil palm mechanisation competition this year to generate new ideas among industry players to boost worker productivity.
"MPOB also planned to hire an additional 53 enforcement officers who will be assigned to targeted mills to monitor and evaluate them based on the Oil Extraction Rate (OER) performance and unripe crop intake at their assigned mills," ?the report said.
And, in order to encourage more players to participate in the oleo derivatives segment, PEMANDU said the government has allocated an additional RM56 million in development grants this year?.
In commercialising the second generation biofuels, it said the government would facilitate the establishment of related partnership clusters and provide capabilities, expertise and advice where required by the biomass owners.
In expediting growth in food and health-based segment?, PEMANDU said that the government had allocated RM50 million under the 2014 Budget to further encourage more research and development and, commercial projects in this high potential sector.
As for the natural rubber sector, PEMANDU said the Malaysian Rubber Board has met it's 2013 target of setting up two new ?Rubber Budwood Centres for the year.
"However, this KPI will no longer be tracked from 2014 as no more rubber Budwood centres are required following the establishment of the Kota Tinggi and Sungai Sari centres which provided sufficient ?supply of budwood," it said.
In ensuring sustainability of the upstream rubber industry, the government has allocated RM244 million in development funds this year to promote replanting and new ?planting of natural rubber in Malaysia.
The move showed that the government is committed to help the independent smallholders, said the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU) in the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) Annual Report 2013 released today.
"The challenges faced by the government in delivering this year's KPI target include uncertainty in oil palm prices, limited interest by independent smallholders to replant, as well as, land ownership and sustainability issues in Sarawak," it said.
For improving fresh fruit bunch (FFB) yield, PEMANDU said the Malaysia Palm Oil Board (MPOB) will ensure the sustainability of the 30 established cooperatives and assist in lifting their business performances.
"As a start, the ?MPOB is now tasked with ensuring 10 cooperatives to sell a minimum 400 metrics tonnes of fresh fruit bunches on average per month to maintain operating sustainability," it added.
PEMANDU also said MPOB has also planned to organise ?and host an oil palm mechanisation competition this year to generate new ideas among industry players to boost worker productivity.
"MPOB also planned to hire an additional 53 enforcement officers who will be assigned to targeted mills to monitor and evaluate them based on the Oil Extraction Rate (OER) performance and unripe crop intake at their assigned mills," ?the report said.
And, in order to encourage more players to participate in the oleo derivatives segment, PEMANDU said the government has allocated an additional RM56 million in development grants this year?.
In commercialising the second generation biofuels, it said the government would facilitate the establishment of related partnership clusters and provide capabilities, expertise and advice where required by the biomass owners.
In expediting growth in food and health-based segment?, PEMANDU said that the government had allocated RM50 million under the 2014 Budget to further encourage more research and development and, commercial projects in this high potential sector.
As for the natural rubber sector, PEMANDU said the Malaysian Rubber Board has met it's 2013 target of setting up two new ?Rubber Budwood Centres for the year.
"However, this KPI will no longer be tracked from 2014 as no more rubber Budwood centres are required following the establishment of the Kota Tinggi and Sungai Sari centres which provided sufficient ?supply of budwood," it said.
In ensuring sustainability of the upstream rubber industry, the government has allocated RM244 million in development funds this year to promote replanting and new ?planting of natural rubber in Malaysia.