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The oil palm planted area in Malaysia grew tremendously during the past few decades. There has been a corresponding increase in the production and exports of palm oil. Earnings from palm oil increased during this period, clearly indicating the good performance of the industry. the performance cab be analysed by measuring several indicator variables and … Read more

Main Researcher: Noor Lida Habi Mat Dian

The environment Data System (EDS) developed by PORIM is used for making initial fertilizer recommendations and to predict oil palm yield response curve from site data from which the optimum yields can be deduced. The optimum yield is defined as the yield level above which response to fertilizer is not profitable. With the aid of … Read more

Oil palm wastes such as palm shells and empty bunches, the by-products of milling process, can be turned into value added product such as activated charcoals. The conversion of these materials will directly solve some of the disposal problems. In addition, it will increase the output of palm oil industry by turning a by-product into … Read more

Cleanliness is next to godliness’ is a well known quotation. Cleanliness can be achieved through washing and this is where soap plays an important role. Soap has been in existence since the year 200 BC and its role as a cleansing agent has been well established, so much so that soap processing has developed tremendously … Read more