Ministry of Plantation and Commodities
The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities () is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for overseeing the development of the main commodities of Malaysia which are palm oil, rubber, timber, furniture, cocoa, pepper, kenaf and tobacco. This ministry was formerly known as the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodity (MPIC) before its name was changed in 2022. Overview The plantation and commodities sector 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. In 2012, Kementerian Perusahaan Perladangan dan Komoditi (KPPK) was rebranded to the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC). In 2018, the name was changed again, to the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI). In 2020, MPI was renamed again to the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC). Organisation Minister Deputy Minister (I) Deputy Minister (II) Secretary-General Legal Advisory Internal Audit Unit Corporate Communication Unit Integrity Unit Deputy Secretary-General (Plantation and Commodities) Palm Oil and Sago Industry Development Division Timber, Tobacco and Kenaf Industries Development Division