The global concern on environmental issues and the fast depletion of the fossil fuel resulting from the rapid industrialization of new nations have TTimposed a great strain on the developed countries to find alternate sources of fuels that are environmental friendly as well as nondepleting. The use of renewable energy (RE) for heating and power generation […]

Oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB) are a by-product produced in huge quantities by the palm oil mills. About 65% of EFB is either incinerated for bunch ash or recycled back to the plantation as mulching or used as solid fuel in the boilers to generate steam and electricity for the mills. According to Zin […]

The majority of goats in this country are reared by smallholders for their meat. Most of these goats roam freely in the plantations and few are integrated with the crops using workable system. There are only 58 commercial goat farms in the country and only four of them rear dairy goat for milking. The dairy […]

Maximum land use of oil palm area through crop integration can generate additional income to farmers especially during the immature phase of oil palm. One of the crops which has been identified suitable to be integrated with oil palm is pisang berangan. It is very popular among Malaysians and highly demanded for local consumption. It […]

Bactris gasipaes also known as peach palm or pejibaye is an important food crop in the humid lowlands of Central and South America. This species gives two edible products; starchy fruits and palm heart (salad). There is a great pressure to diversify the current plantation crops which are largely dominated by oil palm, rubber and […]