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.[citation needed]
In 2012, Kementerian Perusahaan Perladangan dan Komoditi (KPPK) was rebranded to the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC).[citation needed]
In 2018, the name was changed again, to the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI).[citation needed]
In 2020, MPI was renamed again to the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC).[citation needed]
Organisation
Minister
Deputy Minister
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
Rubber and Jatropha Industry Development Division
Cocoa and Pepper Industry Development Division
Biofuel Division
Deputy Secretary General (Strategic Planning and Management)
Strategic Planning and International Division
Innovation Promotion and Industrial Human Capital Division
Administration, Development and Financial Management Division