Introduction
The oil palm development in Malaysia has been colourful.Starting off as ornamental, the crop has developed to the multi billion ringgit industry as what is witness today. In its Africa the crop exits wild in the groves facing varicus constraints in efforts towards domestication. It is in Malaysia that the crop's full potential was exploited.This transformation from wlid to domesticated, growing in neat rows under well managed plantations, is not without cost. A lot effort went into understanding this 'new' crop and means of fitting it to its new home.
It was during this development that more was learnt about the crop and its interaction with the environment.Sucess in the plantation development carried the crop to a new challenge, that is in the processing technology. Again, being the pioneer, Malaysia had to take the lead in this new endeavour. Almost single handedly, we developed technologies which are not only economically sound but also sensitive to environmental needs.Throughout its entire development in Malaysia, both upstream and downstream, the oil palm and its products have products have always been linked with the environment. It is this sensitivity to the environment that sees the crop to where it is today.
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