Palm Oil Biodiesel – A Preferred Biofuel Feedstock
Palm oil together with corn, rapeseed, soybean and sugar cane are viable feedstocks for use as first generation biofuel. According to the Food and Agriculture Authority (FAO) from a sustainability perspective, biofuels offer both advantages (energy security, GHG reductions, reduced air pollution) and risks (intensive use of resources, monocultures, reduced biodiversity and even higher GHG...
Development, Conservation and Nutritional Aspects of the Oil Palm Industry
Two attempts by Green Members of Parliament (MPs) to pass laws in Australia and France in recent months against the expansion of palm oil consumption have been rejected by mainstream politicians and their governments. This raises questions on the intention of environmental NGOs who use their green political parties and MPs to table anti-palm oil...
Food Fight
Taking on the French anti-palm oil campaign orchestrated by parties out to protect the European vegetable oil industry. Last month I had the good fortune to visit France and discuss our palm oil industry with policymakers, businesses and consumers. This trip was particularly important since France has been the focal point of a relentless campaign...
Deforestation-free Palm Oil for France
Consumers in France are assured that palm oil which is widely used as an ingredient in food items found in supermarkets is relatively deforestation free. All (100%) palm oil farmers in Malaysia are registered and licensed by the government authorised agency, MPOB, to ensure that they plant their oil palms on legitimate agricultural land. Through...
A New French Paradox and Palm Oil
The Minister Of Plantations Industries & Commodities Malaysia, Hon. Tan Sri Bernard Dompok and members of the Malaysian palm oil industry took a personal interest in visiting France recently to address the labeling of no palm oil by local snack food producers. As such negative labeling does not conform to existing regulations in France or...
Noise Makers Should be Certified
The palm oil industry practices are often targeted by Western Environmental NGOs (WENGOs) who attack the industry by using the internet or social media indicating the lack of credibility and seriousness of their claims or allegations. Occasionally, some non-mainstream newspapers are used to disseminate the messages. The industry becomes concerned by the black wash which...
