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.
The Awareness Programme on Mealybug and Sooty Mold Outbreak was attended by over 200 oil palm smallholders.
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.
