The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (; Jawi: ) is a ministry of the

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that is responsible for overseeing the development of the main commodities of Malaysia which are

palm oil Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of oil palms. The oil is used in food manufacturing, in beauty products, and as biofuel. Palm oil accounted for about 36% of global oils produced from o ...

rubber Rubber, also called India rubber, latex, Amazonian rubber, ''caucho'', or ''caoutchouc'', as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds. Types of polyisoprene ...

timber Lumber is wood that has been processed into uniform and useful sizes (dimensional lumber), including beams and planks or boards. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, window frames). ...

furniture Furniture refers to objects intended to support various human activities such as seating (e.g., Stool (seat), stools, chairs, and sofas), eating (table (furniture), tables), storing items, working, and sleeping (e.g., beds and hammocks). Furnitur ...

, cocoa,

pepper Pepper(s) may refer to: Food and spice * Piperaceae or the pepper family, a large family of flowering plants ** Black pepper ** Long pepper ** Kampot pepper * ''Capsicum'' or pepper, a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanacea ...

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and

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. This ministry was formerly known as the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodity (MPIC) before its name was changed in 2022.

Overview

The plantation and commodities sector has contributed significantly to the country’s economic development for the past 50 years. Since then, the sector has become one of Malaysia’s major exports earnings. Exports values of these commodities and commodity-based products in 2012 was RM 127.5 billion, constituted 18.2 per cent of total export earnings. In 2012, Kementerian Perusahaan Perladangan dan Komoditi (KPPK) was rebranded to the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC). In 2018, the name was changed again, to the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI). In 2020, MPI was renamed again to the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC).

Organisation

*Minister **Deputy Minister ***Secretary-General *****Legal Advisory *****Internal Audit Unit *****Corporate Communication Unit *****Integrity Unit ****Deputy Secretary-General (Plantation and Commodities) *****Palm Oil and Sago Industry Development Division *****Timber, Tobacco and Kenaf Industries Development Division *****Rubber and Jatropha Industry Development Division *****Cocoa and Pepper Industry Development Division *****Biofuel Division ****Deputy Secretary General (Strategic Planning and Management) *****Strategic Planning and International Division *****Innovation Promotion and Industrial Human Capital Division *****Administration, Development and Financial Management Division *****Human Resource Management Division *****Information Management Division

Federal agencies

# Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), or ''Lembaga Minyak Sawit Malaysia''.
Official site
# Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB), or ''Lembaga Getah Malaysia'' (LGM).
Official site
# Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB), or ''Lembaga Perindustrian Kayu Malaysia''.
Official site
# Malaysian Cocoa Board (MCB), or ''Lembaga Koko Malaysia''.
Official site
# National Kenaf and Tobacco Board (LKTN), or ''Lembaga Kenaf dan Tembakau Malaysia'' (LKTN).
Official site
# Malaysian Pepper Board (MPB), or ''Lembaga Lada Malaysia''.
Official site
#

Malaysian Palm Oil Certification Council (MPOCC) Malaysian may refer to: * Something from or related to Malaysia, a country in Southeast Asia * Malaysian Malay, a dialect of Malay language spoken mainly in Malaysia * Malaysians, people who are identified with the country of Malaysia regardless o ...

, or ''Majlis Persijilan Minyak Sawit Malaysia''.
Official site
# Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), or ''Majlis Minyak Sawit Malaysia''.Official site
--> # Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council (MREPC), or ''Majlis Promosi Eksport Getah Malaysia''.
Official site
#

Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) Malaysian may refer to: * Something from or related to Malaysia, a country in Southeast Asia * Malaysian Malay, a dialect of Malay language spoken mainly in Malaysia * Malaysians, people who are identified with the country of Malaysia regardless o ...

, or ''Majlis Kayu Malaysia''.
Official site
# Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC), or ''Majlis Persijilan Kayu Malaysia''.
Official site

Key legislation

The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) is responsible for administration of several key

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References

External links

Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC)
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