InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – In the recent days Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) and China Chamber of Commerce for Foodstuffs and Native Products (CFNA) did sign memorandum of understanding in Beijing.

It is hoped that by the cooperation palm oil and every product in palm oil – base export from would increase.

General Director of MPOB, Datuk Dr Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir said that the institution successfully expanded palm oil use in industrial foods within additional values through research and development initiative and helping to secure palm oil markets from Malaysia.

“Including specific fat in palm oil – base for temporary mooncakes, palm oil application in Xinjiang Naan, snack extrusion in red palm oil – base, milk tablet in palm oil – base, butter tea of Tibet in palm oil – base, fat powder as the additional food for woof, and red palm oil as the woof for feathered crabs,” he said in his official statement.

As quoted from New Straits Times, Ahmad Parveez also told that the cooperation would enable China to take participation in mechanism technology exploration in palm oil sectors in Malaysia to help increasing the plantation productivity and reduce dependence on human in the plantations.

He continued that the two countries are cooperating to promote exploration, design, and new technology implementation, such as artificial intelligence, five generation cellular network, internet of things, autonomy vehicles in Malaysia’s palm oil plantations.

He also told that the cooperation would cover aerospace technology, drone, and artificial intelligence from China Great Wall Industry Corporation, namely to age profie mapp and disease detection in the plantations, and harvest autonomy vehicles which has been developed by Shanghai Westwell Information Technology Co Ltd.

“It means, the cooperation would escalate the trust of China on palm oil (products) from Malaysia and secure the commodity supply for the country,” he said. (T2)