KUALA LUMPUR: Overseas parties must engage local players before imposing a set of standards for the plantation sector, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.
The Plantation and Commodities Minister also said that Malaysia is committed to taking care of the environment as well as labour welfare in the plantation sector.
“However, while they’re trying to execute it, they might have a different set of standards from us. We have different scenarios ,” he told the reporters after the Global Business Forum 2023 at Berjaya Times Square here today . "MSPO is on par with RSPO, in fact even better. If they want to impose some new regulations or laws , they need to talk to us so we can work together in ensuring food security as well as taking care of the welfare of the rakyat.Fadillah said Malaysia is committed to ensuring the sector adheres to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals that also focuses on overcoming poverty.
“UN SDG outlined ‘zero poverty’ which we are also working on by ensuring that smallholders in the plantation sector can break out of poverty,” he added.
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