Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities

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Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities
Kementerian Perusahaan Perladangan dan Komoditi
(MPIC)
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Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC)
Ministry overview
Formed2004; 17 years ago (2004)
Preceding Ministry
  • Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI)
JurisdictionGovernment of Malaysia
HeadquartersNo. 15, Level 6-13, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 2, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62654 Putrajaya
Employees299 (2019)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executives
  • Encik Ravi Muthayah, Secretary-General
  • Encik Mohd Zaidi Bin Karli, Deputy Secretary-General (Plantation and Commodities)
  • None, Deputy Secretary-General (Strategic Planning and Management)
Websitewww.mpic.gov.my
Footnotes
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The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) (Malay: Kementerian Perusahaan Perladangan dan Komoditi), abbreviated MPIC, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for plantation and commodities: palm oil, rubber, timber, furniture, cocoa, pepper, kenaf, tobacco.

Overview[]

The plantation and commodities sector, comprising oil palm, rubber, timber, cocoa, pepper and tobacco has contributed significantly to the country’s economic development for the50 years prior to 2012. Since then, the sector has become one of Malaysia’s major exports earnings. Exports values of these commodities and commodity-based products in 2012 was RM 127.5 billion, constituted 18.2 per cent of total export earnings.[citation needed]

In 2012, Kementerian Perusahaan Perladangan dan Komoditi (KPPK) was rebranded to the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC).[citation needed]

In 2018, the name was changed again, to the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI).[citation needed]

In 2020, MPI was renamed again to the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC).[citation needed]

Organisation[]

  • Minister
    • Deputy Minister (I)
    • Deputy Minister (II)
      • Secretary-General
          • Legal Advisory
          • Internal Audit Unit
          • Corporate Communication Unit
          • Integrity Unit
        • Deputy Secretary-General (Plantation and Commodities)
          • Palm Oil and Sago Industry Development Division
          • Timber, Tobacco and Kenaf Industries Development Division
          • Rubber and Jatropha Industry Development Division
          • Cocoa and Pepper Industry Development Division
          • Biofuel Division
        • Deputy Secretary General (Strategic Planning and Management)
          • Strategic Planning and International Division
          • Innovation Promotion and Industrial Human Capital Division
          • Administration, Development and Financial Management Division
          • Human Resource Management Division
          • Information Management Division

Federal agencies[]

  1. Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), or Lembaga Minyak Sawit Malaysia. (Official site)
  2. , or Lembaga Getah Malaysia (LGM). (Official site)
  3. , or Lembaga Perindustrian Kayu Malaysia. (Official site)
  4. , or Lembaga Koko Malaysia. (Official site)
  5. , or Lembaga Kenaf dan Tembakau Malaysia (LKTN). (Official site)
  6. , or Lembaga Lada Malaysia. (Official site)
  7. , or Majlis Persijilan Minyak Sawit Malaysia. (Official site)
  8. , or Majlis Minyak Sawit Malaysia.
  9. , or Majlis Promosi Eksport Getah Malaysia. (Official site)
  10. , or Majlis Kayu Malaysia. (Official site)
  11. , or Majlis Persijilan Kayu Malaysia. (Official site)

Key legislation[]

The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) is responsible for administration of several key Acts.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and cabinet resign". CNBC. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

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