Malaysian Palm Oil Council signs MoU with Mumbai Dabbawala & SEA

KOLKATA: Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) signed MoU’s with Mumbai Dabbawala Association (MDA) and The Solvent Extractor’s Association of India (SEA) to expand co-operation in areas of mutual interest to broadly promote the development and use of Malaysian palm oil and MSPO certified palm oil as a valuable commodity which advances the interests of its producers, processors, users and consumers through product and market development support and activities when and where the interests of the organizations are amenable through joint efforts.

The MoU covers the areas of cooperation between MPOC and MDA like educating consumers on the usage, nutritional and health properties of palm oil, disseminating information about Malaysian palm oil to enhance its application and elucidating its numerous strengths and benefits and upholding the good name of Malaysian palm oil by closing the gap between the issues of perception, allegations and the realities of palm oil.

It also includes cooperate to promote economic aspirations of the country including the Make in India philosophy to achieve self-sufficiency in edible oils.

With their outreach to the common man (consumers) by way of distribution of daily meal boxes, the Dabbawalas are in a unique position to assist MPOC to further enhance the image of Malaysian palm oil and bring to attention the positive nutritional attributes of palm oil among its clients. MPOC and the MDA agree to utilise this resource for the overall benefit of parties as well as their client base and families.