In ensuring that the programmes and approaches in the commodity sector are effectively implemented to attain higher efficiency and productivity in various aspects of the commodity sector, the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities is supported by various statutory bodies under its purview as well as in co-operation with other ministries, departments and the relevant private sector organizations, in line with the concept of Malaysia Incorporated. There are six statutory bodies directly under the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities. The statutory bodies are:
- Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB)
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The Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) is the custodian of the rubber industry in Malaysia. Established on 1 January 1998, it has under its fold three well established agencies (RRIM, MRRDB and MRELB), which are now merged into one.The primary objective of MRB is to assist in the development and modernisation of the Malaysian rubber industry in all aspects from cultivation of the rubber tree, the extraction and processing of its raw rubber, the manufacture of rubber products and the marketing of rubber and rubber products.
- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
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The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) is the premier government agency entrusted with the role and responsibilities of serving the country's palm oil industry. It was incorporated by an Act of Parliament (Act 582) and established on 1st May 2000, taking over the functions of the Palm Oil Research and Development Board (PORDB) / Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia (PORIM) and the Palm Oil Registration and Licensing Authority (PORLA). Each organization had put in about twenty years of service to the palm oil industry and it is for the purpose of rendering more effective service and giving greater national and international focus to the industry that MPOB was instituted.
- Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB)
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The Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) is a statutory body established in 1973 by an Act of Parliament. The main objective is to promote and coordinate the overall development of the timber industry.
- National Tobacco Board (NTB)
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LTN is a government agency that is entrusted with the role and responsibilites of managing Malaysia tobacco industry. It was established in the year of 1973 to govern, control and develop the tobacco industry.
- Malaysian Cocoa Board (MCB)
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MCB is a government agency that is entrusted with the role and responsibilites of managing Malaysia's cocoa industry. The board is entrusted to ensure that the cocoa industry is competitive in the international market through innovative research, efficient transfer of technology and excellent development and marketing programmes.
- Malaysian Pepper Board (MPB)
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The Pepper Marketing Board Malaysia was established in 1972 as a federal statutory body under the Pepper Marketing Board Regulations 1971 to regulate, promote and improve the marketing of Sarawak Pepper (the trade name for pepper from Malaysia) and value-added pepper and pepper products. The Board seeks to establish a modern, efficient and competitive pepper industry in Malaysia, with the underlying objective of improving the economic well-being of pepper farmers.
