Author/Authors :
Ishak, Suraiya Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Che Omar, Ahmad Raflis Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan, Pusat Pengajian Pengurusan, Malaysia , Hussain, Mohd Yusof Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Awang, Abdul Hair Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Lyndon, Novel Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Othman, Abdullah Sanusi Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan, Pusat Pengajian Pengurusan, Malaysia , Kasimun, Mohd Syafiq Akmal Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia
Abstract :
This article aims to investigate the control mechanisms designed for supervising the activities of intermediaries within the supply and marketing chain of oilpalm smallholdings in Malaysia. This study involved an in-depth interview with informants sampled from the Department of Enforcement and Licensing of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB). The findings revealed the existence of formal, systematic control mechanisms under the jurisdiction of MPOB as the responsible authority. This finding is vital in shedding light on the types of controlling rules that govern the behaviour of intermediaries within the country’s oilpalm industry. The study also found that the intermediaries involvement occurred in the form of providing seed nursery services and/or as fruit dealers (DF). Generally, the implementation of control was operationalised through the licensing process in which all intermediaries must adhere to the requirements that had been established as the screening mechanism for license approval. The findings also pointed to some ethical issues within the intermediaries operations which could be fodder for future studies.
Keywords :
control , control mechanism , intermediaries , oilpalm , small holders , supply chain
