Include Oil Palm In List Of High Value Crops, Group Urges Govt
17/03/2012 (Gold Star Daily World News) - The feverish push to include oil palm as high yield value crop in the National Greening Program (NGP) of the government shifted to high gear, the Philippine Palm Oil Development Council Inc. (PPDCI) said as it concluded the 1st Palm Oil Investment Forum here recently. PPDCI president Er win Garcia, himself a leading industry player, said the time has come for the national government to recognize oil palm farming as a solution to overcome rural poverty. Oil palm is widely known today as "Asia's miracle farm tree" due to its tremendous potential for high yield and farm income.
