About 70% to 80% of local palm oil smallholders already complied with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), said Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
Hence, he said the government would support the remaining palm oil smallholders in complying with the regulation before the EUDR deadline of Dec 30, 2025.
Under the European Commission’s proposal, large companies would have until Dec 30, 2025, to comply with the deadline, while small and medium enterprises (SMEs) would have until June 30, 2026, with no fewer than 45 countries calling for a delay in the EUDR implementation.
“Only 1.5 million hectares are managed by the smallholders. We are going to do that (support them in meeting the EUDR deadline),” he said at a press conference after the Gema Ramadan Programme by Padiberas Nasional Bhd (Bernas) here on Thursday.
The minister was responding to a question about the readiness of Malaysian oil palm planters for the EUDR regulations, which were for a year.
Meanwhile, Johari, who is also the Member of Parliament for Titiwangsa, reached out to over 1,000 residents at the Hiliran Ampang People’s Housing Project (PPR), who received essential goods such as rice and sugar, as well as porridge, during the event.
Also present were Bernas chairman Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim and Bernas group chief executive officer Zulkiflee Abdul Rahman. – BERNAMA
