Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (Malaysia)

Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC)
Kementerian Perusahaan Perladangan dan Komoditi (KPPK)
Ministry overview
Formed 2004 (2004)
Preceding Ministry
Jurisdiction Government of Malaysia
Headquarters Level 6-13, No. 15, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 2, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62654 Putrajaya
Employees 300 (2016)
Annual budget MYR 650,359,100 (2016)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executives
  • Sundaran Annamalai, Secretary-General
  • M. Nagarajan, Deputy Secretary-General (Plantation and Commodities)
  • Zurinah Pawanteh, Deputy Secretary-General (Strategic Planning and Management)
Website www.kppk.gov.my

The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (Malay: Kementerian Perusahaan Perladangan dan Komoditi), abbreviated MPIC, KPPK, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for plantation and commodities: palm oil, rubber, timber, furniture, cocoa, pepper, kenaf, tobacco.

Portfolio responsibilities

  1. Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), or Lembaga Minyak Sawit Malaysia. (Official site)
  2. Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), or Majlis Minyak Sawit Malaysia.
  3. Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB), or Lembaga Getah Malaysia (LGM). (Official site)
  4. Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council (MREPC), or Majlis Promosi Eksport Getah Malaysia. (Official site)
  5. Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB), or Lembaga Perindustrian Kayu Malaysia. (Official site)
  6. Malaysian Timber Council (MTC), or Majlis Kayu Malaysia. (Official site)
  7. Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC), or Majlis Persijilan Kayu Malaysia. (Official site)
  8. Malaysian Furniture Promotion Council (MFPC), or Majlis Promosi Perabot Malaysia. (Official site)
  9. Malaysian Cocoa Board (MCB), or Lembaga Koko Malaysia. (Official site)
  10. Malaysian Pepper Board (MPB), or Lembaga Lada Malaysia. (Official site)
  11. National Kenaf and Tobacco Board, or Lembaga Kenaf dan Tembakau Malaysia (LKTN). (Official site)

Key legislation

The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities is responsible for administration of several key Acts:

Overview

The plantation and commodities sector, comprising oil palm, rubber, timber, cocoa, pepper and tobacco has contributed significantly to the country’s economic development for the past 50 years. Since then, the sector has become one of Malaysia’s major exports earnings. Exports values of these commodities and commodity based products in 2012 was RM 127.5 billion, constituted 18.2 per cent of total export earnings.

The remunerative price of commodities throughout 2012 has benefited the country, in particular the smallholders. The future of plantation industries and commodities sector remains bright and promises a lot of opportunities.

Vision

To make Malaysia the centre of excellence for the commodity sector and as a major producer of higher value-added commodity-based products in the global markets.

Mission

To ensure Malaysia's international competitiveness in the commodity-based industries and their contribution towards national development.

Objectives

Functions

Client's Charter

Policy Formulation

To formulate clear policies and strategies for the plantation commodities industry based on current developments and needs within the following timeframes:

Drafting of Legislation

To draft principal and subsidiary legislation related to the plantation and commodities industry based on current developments and needs within the following timeframes:

The drafts of the principal/subsidiary legislation are forwarded to the Drafting Division, Attorney General’s Chambers once the policy issues are resolved.

Development Projects

To ensure that development programmes in the agricultural and commodities sectors are planned, implemented and monitored accordingly, and to hold 12 Development Action Committee (JTPK) meetings a year.

Consultation Sessions

To hold consultation sessions with state governments, the industry players and non-governmental organisations (NGO):

Trade Missions

To organise trade and market enhancement missions / working visits to strengthen the existing market and explore new markets at least five (5) times a year and to take the appropriate follow-up actions.

Statistics Book on Commodities

To publish the Statistics Book on Commodities annually and distribute it in April of the following year.

Annual Report Book

To publish the MPIC Annual Report book yearly and distribute it in June of the following year.

Organise MICCOS

To organise the Malaysia International Commodity Conference and Showcase (MICCOS) every two (2) years.

Client Complaints

To ensure that all client complaints are answered with:

Meet the Clients Sessions

To hold ‘meet the clients’ sessions through field programmes such as the Hello Commodity Programme at least four (4) times a year.

Payment of bills
Website

To upload the latest information on MPIC programmes to the website within 24 hours.

Biofuel Licence

List of Federal Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities

Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities
Incumbent
Douglas Uggah Embas

since 2013 (2013)
Style Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister)
Member of Cabinet of Malaysia
Reports to Parliament of Malaysia
Seat Level 13, No. 15, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 2, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62654 Putrajaya
Appointer Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Website www.kppk.gov.my

References

    External links

    This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, April 05, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.