Agriculture & Plantations
As the world’s second-largest palm oil producer after Indonesia and a leading producer of natural rubber, Malaysia today also boasts increasingly sophisticated fruit and vegetable, rice, livestock and fisheries sectors. These building blocks are set to undergo some important changes in the years ahead, as the country seeks to implement the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP). Under 11MP there is a strong focus on green, sustainable growth, coupled with increasing mechanisation, boosting human resources and enhancing technological and scientific inputs and outputs. This chapter contains an interview with Pang Teck Wai, CEO, Palm Oil Industrial Cluster Sabah.