UNIVERSITI Teknologi Mara (UiTM) will organise the first International Plantation Industry Conference and Exhibition (IPiCEX 2006). Its vice chancellor, Datuk Seri Prof Dr Ibrahim Abu Shah, said the conference will address the global agricultural economic issues and challenges affecting the plantation sector and commodities market.

The event is being jointly organised with the International Institute of Plantation Management (IIPM), the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), Golden Hope Plantations Bhd, Incorporated Society of Planters and the Federation of Land Development Authority (Felda).