Malaysia grows some 500 million
oil palms which create a huge, green,
protective canopy over the country.
When combined with some 64% of forest,
Malaysia has a green tree cover of
83%. That makes Malaysia one of the
largest carbon sink nations on earth,
diminishing carbon dioxide, cooling
and oxygenating the air, and fighting
global warming.
As demand for plant oils
as major sources for world needs
from food to fuel surges, simply
increasing supply is not enough
to pre-empt potential shortages.
The supply equation must include
a synergy through cost optimisation.
Palm oil as a bio-fuel is
highly sustainable and energy-efficient
and is perhaps the most productive
energy crop. Yet, there
have been calls for a ban on
the use of palm oil for bio-diesel
in Europe.
To meet the world’s
needs for palm oil not just
for now but for the long term,
oil palm development has to
be a sustainable business. One
Malaysian plantation company
formulated and rigorously followed
a set of initiatives that can
be best described as Implanting
Best Practice.
Palm
Oil Production Through Sustainable Plantations – Y.Basiron
A comprehensive understanding of palm oil production
and sustainability.
As palm oil continues to play a bigger and bigger role in the
world, palm oil production and its sustainability are drawing
increasing interest and attention. Numerous commentaries and
articles have sprung up on the topic, many blurring truths with
half-truths.
