European Commission experts on the ground looking at Malaysian palm oil sustainability

In Malaysia, in response to an anti-palm oil sentiment in Europe due to real or perceived environmental challenges with the way oil palms are grown, the European Commission will hold an in-country consultation next week including four expert panels and site visits to plantations in an effort to better understand the reality on the ground. The mission falls on the heels of the second EU-Malaysia Discourse on Palm Oil Sustainability held this week in Kuala Lampur.