-WITH global demand for palm oil continuing ,\'Jo,rise ever time in tandem with the increasein human population, investing in the

", industry is an attractive preposition. .., As Mcilaysia is ene of t;heJaJtgest paml'oilRtolfucers and'exportersin the world,

""iriterested parties do rtot/have to look fat for,,iiivestrrient opporttmities.:' ..""/Just visit the East West One {~roups; , '_(EWOG)booth at the upcoming Star Property. "fair 2016 in Sunway Carnival Mall on the,l?enang mainland from March 24to 27..

, .: The group is-the, country's leading and', .> " largest oil palm plantation-based interestFe:, ,. scheme operator with almost 30,000 acres of ,

land bank in Sabah. ." ,", Of these, 15,725 acres, come under its East'W~st One Planters Sc_hemearid are managed- bY,member company EastWestOne

Consortium Bhd whose planters blocks have; .been fully subscribed. '. ' -

;:: The remaining 1:1))70acres are under theEast West Horizon Planters Scheme

" -(EWHPS),managed by East WesfHorizon-; Blantation Bnd, and.are.currently available

fpr pUblic subscription.t., '1, "

The EWHPSoffers high fixed ~ontradual .returns"ofup.to 88% over an investment i'duration of eight years, with fixed annualcontractual-returns paid quarterly and ,invested capital fully repaid upon maturity.J There are four investment categories,

,;. namelyDiaIl'l0nd,(caphal: RM180,000 perblock, average annual return: 11%) andEmerald (capital: RM120,000 per J5lock:

'be, average annuah:'eturn:JO.~%). .,

There are also Ruby(capital: RM60,000 perblock, averageannual return: 10%1and .'Sapphire (capital: RM20,OOOperblock, aver-age <;lnnua1return:'9.5%)..,. I ,: ""'/

.EWOGfounder Datuk Dr Jessie Tang saidthe Malaysian oil palm industry producesa strategic crop with versatile uses in bothfood and non-food industries.

Sabah is a location of choice for planta-tions due 'to favourable agronomic factorsand weather conditions which ensure .consistentlyhigher yields and oil extraction "rates.

, ,1lhe soil along with 'amounts bfjainfalland sun a.,repear-perfect and unrivalled in'most other partsof theworld, ~;" .»:

Crops have, over theyears; provlm to behighly favourable and profitable, noted DrTang. 0 .

Other plus points include the state beinga consistent, top-tier fresh fruit bunchesproducer based tin stapstics published by the

DrTang ~>n a visitto the cornpanys ptantatiorun Sabah., •.~, x

industry and building significant value for.t!!e gr9up and ~ts~tak~holders. ~ftt"., Her natural inclination towards theplantation industry stems_from her . ,childhood experiences whensh~.speM much;time h~lping her grandfather with various 'chore's in his rubber estate'.

To find out more about the EWHPS,visitthe EW:OGbooth S,10during the fair which is

, opehdaily from lOam to lOpm:~' ':0'1 '""-'..... ~' ",..,

Malaysian Palm Oil lIoan;!.. '.It also lias a strong and established planta- .

tion culture in terms Of managemerh, labourand support services which are vital inensuring the success'ofthe indastry-addedDr Tang, wno startedher career as a mediealdoctor. ," ' , . , , '

." She 'has since swapped her medical Goat, '.for a power suit, transitioning into asuccessful 'trttrepreneUl' in the p~ pall?'