The Incorporated Society of Planters (ISP)
The Incorporated Society of Planters (ISP) is technically a professional body incorporated on 8th October 1919 as a company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital under the Companies Act.
Our Vision
To lead globally in sustainable and innovative plantation agriculture and education.
Our Mission
To unite, represent, and advance the interests of planters and the wider plantation community through collaboration, advocacy, and sustainable development.
Objectives
The Incorporated Society of Planters was established for the development and advancement of the professional interests of those involved directly and indirectly with the plantation industry. The society’s primary objectives are as follows:
1
Promote advancement and knowledge of Planters
2
Promote general interests of the planting profession
3
Promote or oppose legislative matters
4
Publish publications relevant to the plantation sector
5
Improve technical and managerial knowledge of Planters
ISP Management (M) Sdn. Bhd.
ISP Management (M) Sdn. Bhd. (ISPM) is a wholly owned subsidiary of ISP which was incorporated on 30 November 1996. ISPM is the commercial arm of ISP and was incorporated to take up all the profit-driven operating activities from ISP and all activities related to non-members.
100 Years Celebration
ISPs’ 100 years of journey, began from humble beginnings of three planters’ coalition, flourished into a professional association. ISP has evolved alongside with the country in terms of agricultural transition from rubber to oil palm plantations, political transition from a British colony to an independent state, and economic transition from the British Empire workhorse to emerging Asian industrial power.
For a hundred years up to the early eighties, the plantation sector played a vital role in Malaysia’s economy. It created vast employment opportunities in the country and was a major contributor to foreign exchange earnings. Malaysia became the world leader in plantation agriculture.
With the strong economic growth in recent years, there has been a shift in the plantation industry from the previous concern of creating employment opportunities towards upgrading skills for productivity to maintain Malaysia’s competitiveness. For Malaysia to retain its position in the forefront of plantation agriculture, it must take a lead in technical innovations, such as mechanisation of estate operations, and through increased value added in the downstream utilisation of the country’s primary products.
The Incorporated Society of Planters (ISP) with a proven team at its helm will continue to tap the innovative and technical skills of its members to maintain the growth of the Society and Malaysia’s unrivalled record of excellence in plantation agriculture, in the new millennium.