Palm oil production is vital for the economy of Malaysia, which is the world's second-largest producer of the commodity after Indonesia.[1][2] The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) is a government agency responsible for the promotion and development of the palm oil sector in the country. The country's palm oil industry produces about 90 million tonnes of lignocellulosic biomass, including empty fruit bunches, oil palm trunks, and oil palm fronds, as well as palm oil mill effluent (POME).[3] In 2010, in response to concerns about the social and environmental impact of palm oil, the Malaysian government pledged to limit palm oil plantation expansion by retaining at least half of the nation's land as forest cover.[4]
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- ^ McClanahan, Paige (11 September 2013). "Can Indonesia increase palm oil output without destroying its forest?". The Guardian.
- ^ Ibrahim, Osman & Usman 2007, p. 464.
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