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Council (MPOCC) are actively total of 5.20 million hectares or 88.25
implementing the MSPO certification percent of the 5.9 million hectares of
to ensure the sustainable production of palm oil plantations in Malaysia have
Malaysia's palm oil. The implementation obtained MSPO certificates. Meanwhile,
of the MSPO certification has been 434 palm oil mills or 96.02 percent of
mandatory covering the plantation the 452 palm oil mills have obtained
sector, palm oil mills and smallholders. MSPO certificates. For independent
As of 2020, the implementation of smallholders, an area of 311,739.51
the MSPO certification for structured hectares or 31.61 percent of the palm
smallholders has achieved the target oil plantation areas have been MSPO
of 100 percent. The MSPO certification certified. MPOB took the initiative
of smallholders implemented by to set up the Sustainable Palm Oil
MPOB together with the federal and Cluster (SPOC) to implement the
state government agencies involves MSPO certification for independent
an area of 724,633.32 hectares of smallholders working in palm oil
palm oil plantations. The certification plantations. A total of 162 SPOCs that
of the plantation sector and palm oil have been established nationwide have
mills is also almost fully achieved. A obtained MSPO certification.

O364 FFICIAL YEAR BOOK 2020 The Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, YB Dato’ Dr. Mohd Khairuddin bin Aman
Razali hand over certificate to palm oil smallholders.
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