Decanter cake (DC) and boiler ash (BA) are wastes from the palm oil mill. A mill with 90 t hr-1 FFB processing capacity will produce about 160- 200 t DC and about 180 t BA a month. Both the DC and BA are sources of nutrients for producing bio-compound fertilizer. Recycling them will reduce the […]

Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.) is a leguminous shrub to a small tree and one of the main pulse crops. It ranks sixth in area and production among the grain legumes. Indigenous to India, it is now widely grown all over the subcontinent which produces almost 90% of the world’s crop. The plant requires a […]

Optimizing land use in oil palm plantations is becoming increasingly important to maximize income from the crop. In 2000, MPOB introduced the integration of cattle in oil palm, and adoption of the practice has been good. In 2003, to upgrade the integration model, MPOB imported Yellow Cattle from China, a breed known for its hardiness […]

Harvesting is a very important activity in oil palm cultivation. Efficient harvesting ensures that high quality fresh fruit bunches (FFB) are sent to the mill quickly for processing to produce high quality oil with low free fatty acids (FFA). Efficient harvesting can be achieved by at least two factors; i.e. efficient harvesting tool and sufficient […]

The oil palm industry is very labour intensive, and with its present chronic shortage of workers, it has had to mechanize to alleviate its difficulties. Main Research: Abd Rahim Shuib