Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
Empat model galah aluminium, setiap satunya sepanjang 15 meter, telah diuji bagi menilai kesan ciri-ciri fizikal galah ke atas produktiuiti bagi penuaian pokok tinggi (>, 12m). Ciri-ciri fizikal ini terdiri dari dimensi galah (diameter dan ketebalan), bentuk dan panjang galah. Kesan ciri-ciri fizikal ini ke atas berat galah, lenturan, daya mengangkat dan momen telah diperhatikan. […]
Malaysia is blessed with a tropical climate that is conducive for the growth of many commercially viable crops like oil palm, rubber, cocoa and pepper. For over 50 years now, agriculture has played a very significant role in the development of the nation’s economy. However, the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is predicting […]
Remote Sensing (RS) technology has come a long way in assisting the oil palm plantations to increase productivity while simplifying tedious and laborious field work. Utilising the highly accurate RS data like Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IFSAR) is one of those ways. In this paper, the IFSAR data is used to assist in the identification […]
The labour situation in the plantation sector in Malaysia is heading towards a twin convergence of increasing minimum wages and low labour productivity. Going forward, the industry will face difficulties in attracting and retaining workers, if the above challenges are not addressed quickly to improve operational efficiency and productivity, as well as skills dilution. Currently, […]