TT No. 635: Intensive Integration Of Dairy Goat In Oil Palm Cultivation

Small land holding is one of the factors limiting the independent oil palm growers to increase the production of fresh fruit bunches and income. Therefore, a good land use strategy is needed to fully utilise the farm to ensure it remain sustainable in the future. Intensive integration of dairy goat is a value farming through diversification of economic activity in oil palm area. The technology uses oil palm fronds as main green roughage for feeding the goats, making the grazing area is not required. Dairy goat farming produces various products including milk, breeder goats, slaughter goats and bio-fertiliser.

Main Researcher: Md Zainal Rasyidi