COVID-19 and the Palm Oil Industry: Navigating recovery

Authors

  • Noor Zahirah Mohd Sidek Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Kedah, Kampus Sungai Petani, Kedah Malaysia
  • Muhammad Hanif Othman Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Kedah, Kampus Sungai Petani, Kedah Malaysia
  • Rizal Hafiz Ruslan Signtake Resources Sdn. Bhd., Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v8iSI15.5075

Keywords:

2M - Mobilization and Mechanization, Palm Oil Plantation, Challenges, Way Forward

Abstract

This article unfolds the current state of the palm oil industry following the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the industry being allowed to operate given strict standard operating procedures, palm oil production has depicted a declining trend since 2018. One of the contributing factors is foreign worker shortages for maintenance and palm oil harvesting. Therefore, this article proposes the mechanization and mobilization of local workers, as well as the challenges and the way forward for Malaysia.

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Published

2023-09-19

How to Cite

Mohd Sidek, N. Z., Othman, M. H., & Ruslan, R. H. (2023). COVID-19 and the Palm Oil Industry: Navigating recovery . Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 8(SI15), 165–170. https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v8iSI15.5075

Issue

Vol. 8 No. SI15 (2023): Sep. Special Issue No. 15. 2nd International Conference on Business, Finance, Management and Economics (BIZFAME), Kedah, Malaysia, 21-22 Jun 2023

Section

Health / Healing Environment

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Copyright (c) 2023 Noor Zahirah Mohd Sidek, Muhammad Hanif Othman

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