FGV 2025 Festival To Empower Felda Settlers On Global Stage
Felda chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek said the inaugural festival demonstrated the strong cooperation between Felda and FGV Holdings Berhad (FGV), which could pave the way forward for both entities.
'With the strength of both, Felda and FGV will stride onto the global stage,' he told reporters after launching Festival FGV 2025 here today, which was also attended by FGV chairman Tan Sri Rastam Mohd Isa and FGV group chief executive officer Fakhrunniam Othman.
Ahmad Shabery said the five-day festival, which began yesterday, is held under the Mega 3D Carnival (MK3D), in collaboration with the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development (KKDW), the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (KUSKOP), and Felda.
Meanwhile, Fakhrunniam said FGV's participation in MK3D reflected the company's continued commitment to empowering Felda settlers, supporting the rural development agenda, and highlighting the potential of Malaysia's palm oil industry.
'Festival FGV 2025 is very close to our hearts as it gathers the efforts, spirit and outstanding contributions of settlers and smallholders who are the backbone of FGV, having contributed more than 70 per cent of the fresh fruit bunches supplied to FGV's mills.
'This event is not only a way for us to show appreciation, but also a platform to highlight FGV's major role in the national palm oil industry, promoting the benefits and diversity of palm-based products,' he said.
During the event, FGV also launched the world's first mobile game application based on sustainable agricommodities, called FGV Edugames, which focuses on palm agriculture as well as environment, social and governance (ESG) impact in an interactive approach.
Titles such as Weevil Hero, Ladang Defence, and Waste to Wealth under FGV Edugames introduce elements of sustainability, biodiversity and circular economy using a more creative learning method and can be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play.
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