{"id":38703,"date":"2026-01-15T11:17:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T03:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/?p=38703"},"modified":"2026-01-15T11:29:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T03:29:54","slug":"our-oil-palm-industrys-competitiveness-rests-on-three-fundamentals-says-noraini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/2026\/01\/our-oil-palm-industrys-competitiveness-rests-on-three-fundamentals-says-noraini\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cOur oil palm industry\u2019s competitiveness rests on three fundamentals,\u201d says Noraini"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38703\" class=\"elementor elementor-38703\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04fe10f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"04fe10f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1fe050 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1fe050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>MEDIA RELEASE<br \/><\/strong>For Immediate Release<\/p><p><strong><b>\u201cOur oil palm industry\u2019s competitiveness rests on three fundamentals,\u201d says Noraini<br \/><br \/><\/b><\/strong><strong><b>KUALA LUMPUR, 13 January 2026<\/b><\/strong> \u2013 The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) emphasised that the direction of the national palm oil industry must remain dynamic, anchored on sustainability and traceability, and focused on expanding downstream product development to strengthen the industry\u2019s position in the long term within an ever-changing global landscape.<br \/><br \/><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">This year\u2019s Palm Oil Economic Review and Outlook Seminar (R&amp;O 2026), themed Securing the Future of Palm Oil in a Changing Global Economy, convened over 400 industry experts and academics to discuss the 2025 market performance, prospects for 2026, as well as strategies and direction for Malaysia\u2019s palm oil industry.<br \/><br \/><\/span>Officiating R&amp;O 2026, Minister of Plantation and Commodities, Datuk Seri Dr. Noraini Ahmad said the competitiveness of Malaysia\u2019s palm oil industry depends on three fundamentals namely higher productivity, stronger sustainability assurance, and faster adoption of innovation, while remaining dynamic in managing market expectations and operational realities.<br \/><br \/>\u201cMalaysia sustains leadership, not only by supplying volume, but by delivering quality, credibility and long-term value,\u201d she added.<br \/><br \/>Unlike previous years, R&amp;O 2026 this year is held over two days to allow for more focused and targeted discussion topics tailored for industry players, researchers, and policymakers to obtain the latest updates from MPOB as well as market outlooks from invited expert analysts.<br \/><br \/>MPOB Chairman, Datuk Mohamad Helmy Othman Basha, said the direction and strategy of Malaysia\u2019s oil palm industry requires a renewed approach, guided by a more holistic and anticipatory perspective that integrates market research, scientific research, regulatory awareness, and operational realities.<br \/><br \/>During the R&amp;O 2026 opening ceremony, MPOB launched \u201cSmall Bites, Big Impact \u2013 The Red Palm Oil Biscuit Story\u201d, a book highlighting findings from the Red Palm Oil (RPO) Supplementation Study conducted in collaboration between MPOB and Universiti Malaya (UM).<br \/><br \/>Available for free on MPOB\u2019s Palmoilis website, the book explains the effectiveness of red palm oil-based biscuits in increasing levels of provitamin A, iron, blood profile and gut health, reducing inflammation and vision problems, and preventing parasitic infections among children.<br \/><br \/>The R&amp;O 2026 Seminar also witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for the enhancement of the Oil Palm Estate Monitoring System between MPOB, represented by Director General Datuk Dr Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir, and Aerodyne Geospatial Sdn. Bhd., represented by the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aerodyne Group, Dato\u2019 Kamarul A. Muhamed.<br \/><br \/>The agreement involves collaboration in developing an integrated digital system for real-time monitoring of palm estate operations, enabling continuous oversight of key activities such as harvesting, fertilisation, mechanisation, labour deployment, and overall operational performance.<\/p><p>The system is aimed at monitoring on-farm data to ensure efficient and waste-free resource and estate management, while supporting policymakers and industry players in making data-driven decisions.<br \/><br \/>###<\/p><p><strong>CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS UNIT<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"53\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"187\"><p>pro@mpob.gov.my<\/p><\/td><td width=\"43\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"189\"><p>www.mpob.gov.my<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>MALAYSIAN PALM OIL BOARD (MPOB) <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEDIA RELEASEFor Immediate Release \u201cOur oil palm industry\u2019s competitiveness rests on three fundamentals,\u201d says Noraini KUALA LUMPUR, 13 January 2026 \u2013 The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) emphasised that the direction of the national palm oil industry must remain dynamic, anchored on sustainability and traceability, and focused on expanding downstream product development to strengthen the &#8230; <a title=\"\u201cOur oil palm industry\u2019s competitiveness rests on three fundamentals,\u201d says Noraini\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/2026\/01\/our-oil-palm-industrys-competitiveness-rests-on-three-fundamentals-says-noraini\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about \u201cOur oil palm industry\u2019s competitiveness rests on three fundamentals,\u201d says Noraini\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38703"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38835,"href":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38703\/revisions\/38835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}