A proposed expansion plan of a palm oil plantation company for Aras Plantation Group (APG)

This proposal is to seek the approval from the board to invest in a sum of RM100.2 million through borrowings to expand our plantation business overseas through the acquisition of a 5,000 Ha Greenfield plantation land in Indonesia. This proposal will expand our plantation land bank from 34,000 Ha to 39,000 Ha and give APG a new scope of international presence. The business plan proposal covers the industry as a whole and Malaysia’s leading presence as a producer of palm oil. The long-term prospects are positive as demand will continue to escalate with global population growth and hence demand. Palm oil remains the most efficient oil to its competitors. With the world population forecasted to reach 9 billion by 2050, planters are expected to produce an additional 56 million MT to meet this population forecast. Through the competitor analysis, APG is confident that venturing overseas into Indonesia will result better growth in planted areas. Scarcity and suitability of land in Malaysia prompted most companies to venture overseas with Indonesia being the preferred destination for the various reasons elaborated. Incorporating all the financials, the ROI is forecasted to be 9.1% with conservative assumptions made on CPO prices movements during the period forecasted. After reviewing the primary and secondary data, I am making this business plan proposal to the Board of Directors for approval to expand APG into Indonesia through the acquisition into the 5,000 Ha Greenfield project based on its merits. APG needs to expand to remain relevant and vegetable oils and bio-fuel will continue to escalate in demand with the world population growth. APG has all the merits to take advantage of this expansion into Indonesia from its healthy cash position, the projected ROI derived from our analysis and the geographical location of the proposed land bank to enjoy economies of scale

A proposed expansion plan of a palm oil plantation company for Aras Plantation Group (APG)

This proposal is to seek the approval from the board to invest in a sum of RM100.2 million through borrowings to expand our plantation business overseas through the acquisition of a 5,000 Ha Greenfield plantation land in Indonesia. This proposal will expand our plantation land bank from 34,000 Ha to 39,000 Ha and give APG a new scope of international presence. The business plan proposal covers the industry as a whole and Malaysia’s leading presence as a producer of palm oil. The long-term prospects are positive as demand will continue to escalate with global population growth and hence demand. Palm oil remains the most efficient oil to its competitors. With the world population forecasted to reach 9 billion by 2050, planters are expected to produce an additional 56 million MT to meet this population forecast. Through the competitor analysis, APG is confident that venturing overseas into Indonesia will result better growth in planted areas. Scarcity and suitability of land in Malaysia prompted most companies to venture overseas with Indonesia being the preferred destination for the various reasons elaborated. Incorporating all the financials, the ROI is forecasted to be 9.1% with conservative assumptions made on CPO prices movements during the period forecasted. After reviewing the primary and secondary data, I am making this business plan proposal to the Board of Directors for approval to expand APG into Indonesia through the acquisition into the 5,000 Ha Greenfield project based on its merits. APG needs to expand to remain relevant and vegetable oils and bio-fuel will continue to escalate in demand with the world population growth. APG has all the merits to take advantage of this expansion into Indonesia from its healthy cash position, the projected ROI derived from our analysis and the geographical location of the proposed land bank to enjoy economies of scale

EFFECT OF TIMED ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION FOLLOWING ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION USING CIDR AND PROSTAGLANDIN F2a ON THE PREGNANCY RATES OF HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN IN KUBE PSP MAJU MAPAN KEMIRI VILLAGE JABUNG DISTRICT, MALANG.

The present study aims at finding the use of CIDR and PGF2on the rate of pregnancy in Holstein Friesian. The study was performed on 20 Holstein Friesians. Controlled group (P0) consist of five Holstein Frisians and 15 Holstein Friesians in treatment group (P). Treatment group was further divided into three groups (P1, P2 and P3) where each group consisted of 5 Holstein Friesians. For controlled group, artificial insemination was done at 72 hour after second prostaglandin injected. Holstein Friesians in P1 group was artificial inseminated two days after CIDR removal at 9 hour. Holstein Friesians from P2 group was artificial inseminated two days after CIDR removal at 15 hour while Holstein Friesians in P3 group was artificial inseminated two days after CIDR removal at 24 hour. At Day 30 after artificial insemination, pregnancy was diagnosed using ultrasonography. The percentage of pregnancy of the cows in all the groups was then recorded to compare the effect of the treatments. The result showed that Holstein Friesian in controlled group (P0) yield a pregnancy rate of 80 %, while all Holstein Friesian from P1, P2 and P3 yield a percentage of 100 %. Therefore, this research showed a positive feedback, consistent with the objective