Malaysia's Palm Oil in a Changing World

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A vodcast series produced in partnership with the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), exploring critical insights from industry experts on the commodity that feeds billions and powers global supply chains. From food security and nutritional science to sustainability, regulatory pressures, and market dynamics, discover how Malaysia's palm oil industry is navigating an era of unprecedented change.

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Affordable, Reliable, Essential: Palm Oil's Supply Chain Story

Tehmina Kaoosji sits down with Dr. Julian McGill to explore why palm oil remains indispensable to global food systems. From its unmatched productivity and year-round supply to the complexities of traceability and compliance, Dr. McGill unpacks the structural forces shaping palm oil markets—and why geopolitics is now the biggest wildcard. Discover the untapped 50% yield improvement potential, the challenges facing smallholder farmers under new EU regulations, and why this crop's functional advantages make it irreplaceable across industries from food to cosmetics to fuel.

Dr. Julian McGill

Agricultural Economist and Managing Director of Glenauk Economics

Tehmina Kaoosji

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Dr. Julian McGill, Agricultural Economist and Managing Director of Glenauk Economics

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Interview with Dr. Julian McGill, Agricultural Economist and Managing Director of Glenauk Economics by Tehmina Kaoosji, Reuters Plus

Interview with Dr. Roger Clemens, Adjunct Professor at the University of Southern California's School of Pharmacy, and Past President of the International Academy of Food Science & Technology (IAFoST), an elite global advisory body on food science by Tehmina Kaoosji, Reuters Plus

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Affordable, Reliable, Essential: Palm Oil's Supply Chain Story

With Dr. Julian McGill, Agricultural Economist and Managing Director of Glenauk Economics

Episode 2

Fat and Fiction: Rethinking Dietary Fats

With Dr. Roger Clemens, Adjunct Professor at the University of Southern California's School of Pharmacy, and Past President of the International Academy of Food Science & Technology (IAFoST)

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Tehmina Kaoosji

Adjunct Professor at the University of Southern California's School of Pharmacy, and Past President of the International Academy of Food Science & Technology (IAFoST)

Dr. Roger Clemens

Tehmina Kaoosji sits down with Dr. Roger Clemens to challenge decades of dietary dogma around saturated fats and palm oil. From the incomplete science that shaped the "10% rule" to the emerging role of palmitic acid in cancer prevention, Dr. Clemens unpacks why the body produces 98% of its own palmitic acid—and what that reveals about nutritional fearmongering. Discover why palm oil is a cornerstone of infant formula worldwide, how palm-derived tocotrienols support brain health, and why maligning food processing ignores the science that saves lives. This is the conversation about fats, function, and the future of evidence-based nutrition.

Fat and Fiction: Rethinking Dietary Fats

Episode 2