Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
The palm oil milling processes produce by-products or wastes in the form of empty fruit bunch (EFB) (23%), mesocarp fibres (12%), shell (5%), boiler ash, decanter cake, sludge and palm oil mill effluent (POME) (60%) for every tonne of fresh fruit bunch (FFB) processed (Najafpour et al., 2005). These byproducts can be utilised as renewable resources with present technologies in harmony […]
Fish oil has been widely used as one of the ingredients in the formulation of aquaculture feeds that provide source of energy and essential fatty acids. At present, the current global fish oil production has reached a maximum limit in supply and may not increase beyond current levels. As such, fish oil may be unable to meet the rapidly growing demands in […]
The increasing world demand for palm oil has generated rapid growth in the oil palm industry throughout the humid tropics and particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia. Sumatra Bioscience (SumBio) is selecting semi-clonal crosses for potential commercial planting to achieve higher yields and greater uniformity. The greater uniformity is because it is realistic to plant a […]
Oil palm was first introduced to South-east Asia in 1875 and has been grown for commercial purposes in Malaysia since 1917. To date, almost 60% of the country’s agricultural land is planted with oil palm, thus showing its importance to the Malaysian economy. There is a need to continuously improve yields to meet growing demand. […]