MALAYSIAN PALM OIL BOOK
Nature's Gift to Malaysia, Malaysia's Gift to the World

Native to Africa, the oil palm was first introduced to Shoutheast Asia by the Dutch in 1848. Nut neither the Dutch nor the British, who shipped oil palm seeds to their Singapore botanical gardens in 1875, immediately recognised the value of the oil palm as a plantation crop.

Today Malaysia's oil palms are the world's most productive oil-yeilding crop. Indeed, the oil palm thrives quite naturally in Malaysia's ideal climate and soils. However, before Malaysia emerged as the world's leading producer of palm oil, the seeds of industrialisation had to be carefully planted and cultivated with astute foresight, proficient scientific research and plenty of hard physical work.

Along with Malaysia's success in producing more than a third of the oils and fats traded worldwide comes great responsibility. The growers, refiners and shipping agents of Malaysian palm oil are very much aware of the responsible role they play in feeding the world. The 'Malaysian Palm Oil' book invites readers to take a special journey through Malaysia's palm oil industry and the great outer world of Malaysian palm oil.. Nature's gift to Malaysia, Malaysia's gift to the world.