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Indonesia, Malaysia to send palm oil mission to EU

Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to step up efforts to fight discrimination against palm oil and protect the industry by sending a mission to the European Union, which has issued a new policy to block the sale of palm oil.

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Sat, February 11, 2023 Published on Feb. 10, 2023 Published on 2023-02-10T21:21:41+07:00

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ndonesia and Malaysia have agreed to step up efforts to fight discrimination against palm oil and protect the industry by sending a mission to the European Union, which has issued a new policy to block the sale of palm oil.

At a meeting in Jakarta on Thursday between Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto and Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Plantations Minister Fadillah Yusof, the two countries agreed to send a joint mission to present scientific facts, economic benefits and industry best practices.

“We have agreed to protect the palm oil sector by strengthening [our] efforts and cooperation to deal with this discrimination. With regard to this unilateral move that could impact the palm oil industry, our meeting agreed to hold a policy dialogue with major importing countries,” Airlangga told a press conference afterward.

Fadillah, meanwhile, said Malaysia and Indonesia were in agreement on protecting the environment, including by practicing sustainable logging when clearing land for plantations.