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Borneo Post
a day ago
- Business
- Borneo Post
Over 500 expected at TOT MPOB 2025 to explore palm tech innovations in Selangor
The TOT Programme – MPOB's annual flagship event – aims to offer commercialisation opportunities for palm-based technologies developed by MPOB researchers to industry players, local companies, and MSMEs. KUCHING (June 7): More than 500 participants from the oil palm industry, including micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) operators and stakeholders interested in technology commercialisation, are expected to attend the Malaysian Palm Oil Board's (MPOB) Oil Palm Transfer of Technology (TOT) Programme 2025, scheduled for June 19 in Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor. According to MPOB in a statement yesterday, the TOT Programme – MPOB's annual flagship event – aims to offer commercialisation opportunities for palm-based technologies developed by MPOB researchers to industry players, local companies, and MSMEs. The event will be launched by Minister of Plantation and Commodities, Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani, and will present a wide spectrum of technologies across various segments of the oil palm value chain. In the upstream sector, the programme will feature innovations such as elite planting materials, the applications of artificial intelligence in plantations, and integrated pest management techniques. For the midstream sector, attendees will be introduced to processing and milling technologies designed for industrial application. Meanwhile, in the downstream sector, the programme will highlight formulations used in personal care products, health food, and animal feed. According to MPOB director-general Datuk Dr Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir, the TOT Programme provides a vital platform for industry players to access new technologies and innovations, explore opportunities for research and commercial collaborations, secure intellectual property protection through technology licensing, and foster engagement in a sustainable palm innovation ecosystem. 'TOT MPOB 2025 will also carry a special theme to mark MPOB's 25th anniversary since its establishment on May 1, 2000. We will showcase technologies developed over the past 25 years that align with industry needs and commercialisation potential,' he said. He added that MPOB's Research, Development and Commercialisation (R&D&C) platform is aimed at building a competitive and sustainable oil palm industry ecosystem. Industry players, MSME entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, technopreneurs and other interested stakeholders are encouraged to participate in the TOT MPOB 2025 or visit the exhibition, which will be open until 5pm. For more information, visit the official portal lead MPOB palm oil Transfer of Technology
New Straits Times
2 days ago
- Business
- New Straits Times
MPOB TOT 2025 to drive palm tech commercialisation for industry, MSMEs
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Palm Oil Board Oil Palm Transfer of Technology Programme 2025 (TOT MPOB 2025) is set to offer commercialisation opportunities for palm-based technologies to industry players, local companies, as well as micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani will officiate the MPOB's annual flagship event, which will be held in Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor. More than 500 participants comprising oil palm industry players, MSME operators and stakeholders interested in technology commercialisation are expected to attend. TOT MPOB 2025 presents commercialisation opportunities for technologies developed by MPOB researchers across various segments of the oil palm value chain. Scheduled for June 19, the event will feature upstream technologies such as elite planting materials, artificial intelligence (AI) applications in plantations and integrated pest management techniques. In the midstream sector, processing and milling technologies for industrial application will be showcased, while downstream offerings will include formulations for personal care products, health food and animal feed. "Industry participation in the TOT programme offers access to new technologies and innovations within the palm oil production chain, along with opportunities to explore research and commercial collaborations, intellectual property protection through technology licensing, and engagement in a sustainable palm innovation ecosystem," said MPOB director general Datuk Dr Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir. He added that the event will carry a special theme in conjunction with MPOB's 25th anniversary since its establishment on May 1, 2000. He said MPOB will showcase technologies developed over the past 25 years that are aligned with industry needs and commercialisation potential.
