Oil palm produces a large amount of lignocellulose biomass. The exploitation of this biomass is still traditional and low, i.e., for fibre production, organic fertilizer (for soil amelioration, structure and fertility improvement) and erosion prevention. Although these are environmentally friendly practices, there is little value addition, thereby prompting a need to increase the quantum of […]

As the oil palm industry stands poised to enter the 21stcentury, it is an appropriate time to take stock of the lessons learned in the first 100 years of the crop in Malaysia. The end of the century is not just time to look at Y2K compliance for the new century, but, more importantly, to […]