Boustead Plantations Berhad (BPlant) recently held a session with Professor Kosugi Akihiko from Research Center for Agricultural Sciences and Professor K. Sudesh Kumar from Universiti Sains Malaysia.

The discussion revolved around sustainable management and replantation of oil palm, a joint project between Malaysia and Japan under Japan’s Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS).

It was a productive discussion on matters pertaining environmental protection as well as utilisation of technology and scientific research to create a sustainable plantation ecosystem.

Present during the discussion were BPlant Chief Executive Officer Zainal Abidin Shariff, Head of Engineering Mokhtar Bidin, Head of Strategy and Corporate Development Khairudin Ibrahim, as well as Boustead Technology’s Head of Technology Management, IP and Commercialisation Syahrul Azizul Jaapar.