Kota Kinabalu: The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has initiated a programme to improve smallholder preparedness for the outbreaks of mealybug disease and sooty mold in Tawau.
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The Awareness Programme on Mealybug and Sooty Mold Outbreak was attended by over 200 oil palm smallholders.
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Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities Datuk Chan Foong Hin said the programm is a proactive measure by MPOB, which has also set up a Special Committee for Mealybug and Sooty Mold Control.
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