InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – To reinforce companionship, promote collaboration, escalate knowledge, facilitate cultural exchange and develop professional network between Malaysia and Indonesia, Indonesian Planters Society (IPS) and The Incorporated Society of Planters (ISP) did memorandum of understanding (MoU) that was signed by Chairman of ISP Malaysia, Datuk Haji Daud Amatzin and Chairman of IPS, Jamalul in Le Polonia Hotel, Medan, North Sumatera on 8 December 2023.

Chairman of IPS, Jamalul said that the collaboration with ISP was from their acknowledgement to what it has been through in Malaysi. “ISP Malaysia has been operating for more than 100 years while IPS has been only six years. It is normal that IPS wants to know more get science, and experience how to professionally manage an organization particularly in palm oil sector,” he said as in the official statement to InfoSAWIT, Monday, 11 December 2023.

Jamalul also emphasized that the collaboration would reinforce planters’ human resources for both sides and reinforce to fight negative campaigns about palm oil industries that many other countries do.

Meanwhile Chairman of ISP Malaysia, Datuk Haji Daud Amatzin said that it needs to reinforce palm oil plantations and block negative campaigns from other countries. He also said that ISP was established in October 1919 and it is 104 years. “Until now we never get budget from the Government of Malaysia. We stand on our feet and fund ISP by ourselves,” Daud Amatzin said.

For information, IPS was established on 7 January 2018 by some Indonesian planters that care about to have one professional organization in Indonesia. IPS independently operate and collaborate with the government, plantation stakeholders, academy, researchers, smallholders, organizations, and other plantation organization. IPS has legal permit. (T2)