The oil palm nursery is the first link in the palm oil supply chain: this is where the oil palm seedlings are produced for the cultivation of palms in plantations. LCA of the production of oil palm seedlings is a gate-to-gate study which starts at the nursery where the germinated seeds are sown and the seedlings grown in small polybags (15cm x 23cm) for approximately three to four month before the seedlings are transferred to larger polybags (30cm x 38cm). They are then left to grow for another 10-12 month before subsequent transplanting into the plantation. MPOB offers LCA consultation services to stakeholders of the oil palm industry.

Main Research: Halimah Muhammad