Labour is an important input in oil palm cultivation. Short age in labour would lead to several problems such as low fruit recovery, low quality oil and high operating cost. Infield transporter and a mechanical loader (Grabber) for tall palms are already available in the market and have been widely used in oil palm estates. Virtually all these are not suitable to generate in young palm areas because of low frond canopy wondering movement and operation. Thus, it is necessary to develop a suitable infield transporter complete with mechanical loader for short palms. 

Main Research: Salmah Jah