Sustainable management of a matured oil palm plantation in UPM campus, Malaysia using airbone remote sensing

Accurate and reliable near-real time information is needed for a sustainable oil palm plantation management, especially on plant quality and health. Airborne remote sensing provides the effective recent agricultural crop information for the oil palm plantation industry planning, management and sustainable development. A study on the characteristic of a matured oil palm plantation in UPM campus was conducted using airborne hyperspectral remote sensing technique. Airborne hyperspectral remote sensing can be used as an effective tool in monitoring the characteristic of oil palm plantation in order to predict and manage the oil palm production. The general objective of this study is to assess the capability and usefulness of UPM-APSB’s AISA airborne hyperspectral sensor to determine the characteristic of a matured oil palm plantation for its sustainable development while the specific objective is to identify, classify and produce the thematic map of matured oil palm plantation in the study site. The age of the oil palm plantation used in this study is 27 years old. Sobel filtering was used to enhance the image. Spectral Angle Mapper (SAM) analysis was then used to classify the characteristic of the plantation within the study area. A thematic map of 27 years old matured oil palm plantation was produced and the characteristic of the oil palm plantation in the study site was identified as 173 healthy, 7 dead, 9 stressed oil palm trees and open areas in the plantation with a mapping accuracy of 93.33%. This has shown that UPM-APSB’s AISA airborne hyperspectral sensor is capable of mapping a matured oil palm plantation with such characteristics for its sustainable management and future development

Kuantifikasi Biomassa Perkebunan Kelapa Sawit Di Langkat, Sumatera Utara

Quantifying oil palm plantation contribution to global carbon budgets is needed. Biomass variation of oilpalm plantation practices through allolmetric models that can be used to asses oil palm plantation. Theobjectives of this research were to find the biomass variation of oil palm plantation in Langkat, NorthSumatera. The research was done by two steps. Firstly, data collecting was at oil palm plantation. Secondsteps was analys biomass in laboratorium. Measurement of parameters is done by 9 (nine) permanentsample plots (PCP) with line block methode in 5 year, 10 year and 15 year. The size of plots was 20 m x 20m (400 m2) that distanches to another plot was 10 m x 10 m (100 m2) used random sampling. This researchfound that the models of biomass in oil palm plantation was W = 0.00597D1.000Hbp1.142

Estimasi Nilai Lingkungan Perkebunan Kelapa Sawit Ditinjau dari Neraca Air Tanaman Kelapa Sawit (Studi Kasus: Perkebunan Kelapa Sawit di Kecamatan Dayun, Kabupaten Siak, Propinsi Riau)the Estimation Of Oil Palm Plantation ...

Dayun area is one of the centers of oil palm plantation in Siak Regency. State-owned company that develops oil palm plantation in Dayun is PT Perkebunan Nusantara V (PTPN V) which is the first company developing oil palm plantation in Siak Regency. The oil palm plantations cause various effects to the environment; one of them is the decreasing water availability for the water stakeholders. The decreasing water availability causes additional cost to the community. The objectives of this study were to determine the decreasing of water availability which was caused by oil palm plantation, and its cost to meet the needs of water. The study used water balance model by Thornwhite 1957 and Willingness to Pays (WTP) analysis using questionaire of Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) in Sawit Permai, Dayun Subdistrict, Siak Regency. The land cover, before and after, affects the water balance which impacts the water availability in Dayun. The decreasing water availability was comparable with the increasing water demand in oil palm plantation, equal to 67 mm/year. Oil palm plantation had greater runoff than that of forest. The need of water in oil palm plantation in Dayun was 42.728 liters/ha/day, with the daily need of a single palm tree equal to 0,012 m3/s. Based on the analysis of debt estimation, there is debt decreasing which indicates the decreasing water availability in Dayun, around 349 m3/s yearly. The estimated value of the environment for oil palm plantation by water resources consumption based on the difference of forest and oil palm plantation during the dry season (JJA) is equal to Rp 7.500.000. Average WTP for the water conservation program is Rp 26.400, with WTP maximum and minimum up to Rp 45.000 and Rp 5.000, respectively. The economic value of water conservation program is Rp 18.850.000/month.Dayun area is one of the centers of oil palm plantation in Siak Regency. State-owned company that develops oil palm plantation in Dayun is PT Perkebunan Nusantara V (PTPN V) which is the first company developing oil palm plantation in Siak Regency. The oil palm plantations cause various effects to the environment; one of them is the decreasing water availability for the water stakeholders. The decreasing water availability causes additional cost to the community. The objectives of this study were to determine the decreasing of water availability which was caused by oil palm plantation, and its cost to meet the needs of water. The study used water balance model by Thornwhite 1957 and Willingness to Pays (WTP) analysis using questionaire of Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) in Sawit Permai, Dayun Subdistrict, Siak Regency. The land cover, before and after, affects the water balance which impacts the water availability in Dayun. The decreasing water availability was comparable with the increasing water demand in oil palm plantation, equal to 67 mm/year. Oil palm plantation had greater runoff than that of forest. The need of water in oil palm plantation in Dayun was 42.728 liters/ha/day, with the daily need of a single palm tree equal to 0,012 m3/s. Based on the analysis of debt estimation, there is debt decreasing which indicates the decreasing water availability in Dayun, around 349 m3/s yearly. The estimated value of the environment for oil palm plantation by water resources consumption based on the difference of forest and oil palm plantation during the dry season (JJA) is equal to Rp 7.500.000. Average WTP for the water conservation program is Rp 26.400, with WTP maximum and minimum up to Rp 45.000 and Rp 5.000, respectively. The economic value of water conservation program is Rp 18.850.000/month

Legal Protection of Customary Land Against the Development of Oil Palm Plantations in East Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan

East Kotawaringin is a regency in Central Kalimantan province with the highest number of oil palm plantation business licenses. The area of oil palm plantation business license issued by regional governmentis included in ulayat adat of Dayak tribe indigenous people in Rural areas. In the ulayat adat comprised in the area of oil palm plantation business license, there is the potential of abundant natural resources and these customary lands are the source of livelihood or life for Indigenous People in East Kotawaringin regency, Central Kalimantan.As a law country, customary lands under ulayat adat and inside the area of oil palm plantation business license are supposed to be protected by law, but in fact there are customary lands owned by indigenous people in Kotawaringin East regency with no legal protection against the development of oil palm plantations. Keywords: Legal Protection, Customary Land, Oil Palm Plantation, Business License, East Kotawaringi

Effect of cultivation in different age’s oil palm plantation on selected chemical properties of peat swamp soils

Large-scale land conversion of peat for agricultural purposes requires clearance, drainage, fertilizer application, and liming to increase the pH and boost microbial activity. The objective of this present study was to compare the soil chemical properties of oil palm plantation one-three years oil palm planted and mature oil palm that were previously a secondary tropical peat swamp forest. Soil samples were collected randomly at difference age’s oil palm plantation from a Young Oil Palm Plantation (YOPP) in one year period of time at same place and Mature Oil Palm Plantation (MOPP) another place from oil palm plantation in Batang Igan, Sibu Sarawak, Malaysia. Approach: Forty eight soil samples were taken using a peat soil auger at 0-15 cm depths in every area. The samples were air dried and then sieved to pass 2 mm sieve. Soil pH in water and KCl, soil CEC, Organic Matter (OM), Organic Carbon (OC), Total Nitrogen (TN), Total Phosphorous (TP), Total Potassium (TK), carbon to nitrogen ratio and carbon to phosphorous ratio were determined using standard procedures. Statistical analysis showed that CEC, TC and OM content were statistically similar. Results: The soil pHwater, TN and C/N ration shows highly significant for all difference age's oil palm plantation. Difference with pHKCl and TK content shows no significantly difference between YOPP 2 years and 3 years but both areas significantly higher with MOPP. For TP and C/P ratio content has no significant difference for YOPP (2 years) and MOPP but significantly difference with YOPP (3 years). Conclusion: Regardless of difference age's oil palm plantation, total carbon, organic matter and CEC was statistically similar to different ages of oil palm plantation, but soil acidity, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, C/N and C/P ratio was significantly higher between three areas weather YOPP (2 years), YOPP (3 years) and MOPP

A Review on Technique in Managing Oil Palm Plantation towards a Digitalized Online 3D Application

The oil palm industry has been well known as the backbone in Malaysian agriculture and still maintain as the main commodity exports. The research on oil palm industry has been growing gradually by utilizing various methods and technology to solve the problem in managing oil palm plantation. The aim of this paper is to review the technique in managing oil palm plantation towards a digitalized online 3D application. Various problems and techniques on managing oil palm plantation has been reviewed which involving various technology such as GIS, GPS, DBMS and hyperspectral. It was found that monitoring the characteristic of oil palm plantation is beneficial and important to oil palm planters. The new online 3D application for oil palm plantation management has a potential of assisting oil palm managers in making a decision, visualizing their plantation in online 3D environment, and managing their plantation effectively

Competitive Advantage and Marketing Performance (A Descriptive Survey on Oil Palm Plantation Industries in West Kalimantan Province)

This research analyzes the competitive advantage in order to enhance the marketing performance of oil palm plantation companies in West Kalimantan Province, which aims to: (1) find out the implementation of competitive advantage of the oil palm plantation companies in West Kalimantan Province, (2) find out the achievement of marketing performance of the oil palm plantation companies in West Kalimantan Province, and (3) find out the influence of competitive advantage on the marketing performance of the oil palm plantation companies in West Kalimantan Province. This is a descriptive and verification research that uses a descriptive and explanatory survey on the analysis unit of oil palm plantation companies in West Kalimantan Province. The period of research implementation of two (2) years, divided into two stages; First Stage (2013) and Second Stage (2014). The data are collected using questionnaires as well as interviews and observations. The collected data are further processed using path analysis. The results of the First Stage (2013) research find that only few of the oil palm plantation companies in West Kalimantan Province are able to achieve the marketing performance in high category or above their expected target. This is presumed to be related to the weak competitiveness or competitive advantage of the companies as found in the results of descriptive analysis of this research. In order to understand more of such relatedness, it is necessary to conduct further research of the Second Stage (2014) focusing on investigating the influence of competitive advantage on the marketing performance of oil palm plantation companies in West Kalimantan Province

Terrestrial green algae diversity in oil palm plantation and secondary forest using 18S-rDNA PCR-DGGE approach

The demand for vegetables oils especially palm oil has increased drastically. However, rapid development in oil palm industry leads to many issues, especially regarding sustainable development of palm oil cultivation. Soil algae play an important role in the maintenance of soil fertility as well as recycling of soil organic matter. Their taxonomic knowledge in tropical soils is still scarce, especially in oil palm plantation. Hence, this study was performed to access the heterogeneity of soil algae community structure in response to oil palm plantation activities and compare with nearby secondary forest by using 18S-rDNA PCR-DGGE. Sampling was carried out in 3-years old oil palm plantation at Sungai Asap, Sarawak and nearby disturbed and undisturbed secondary forest. Significant differences in soil chemical properties and soil texture of oil palm plantation were evident: soil organic C, total N and CEC were significantly decreased. Oil palm plantation showed highest richness and diversity of the green algae, followed by disturbed secondary forest and undisturbed secondary forest. Three main clusters were obtained through UPGMA dendrogram generated with dice coefficient, one cluster from each sampling sites, except for some oil palm plantation sampling points were in the same clusteras with the disturbed secondary forest. Collectively, these results revealed that disturbance by both human or agricultural activity altered soil algae richness and diversity

Online 3D oil palm plantation management based on game engine: a conceptual idea

The main commodity export of Malaysia is still oil palm which is known as the backbone of Malaysian agriculture. Various problems and techniques on managing oil palm plantation has been introduces by many researchers and found that monitoring the status of oil palm plantation through online facility is very important. This could be achieved by using game engine technology. This paper discussed the conceptual idea of developing an online 3D oil palm management system based on game engine technology. The game engine can be utilized to simulate the management of an oil palm plantation, as using 3D will allow a lot more information to be conveyed. Game engines allow so much customization as able to construct an online 3D oil palm plantation. This idea would be beneficial to everyone especially future developers who might expand this idea