Integrated farming in plantations - Golden Hope's experience Malaysia

R. Kumaran, . and Nasir J., . and Abdul Ghani M.N., . Integrated farming in plantations - Golden Hope's experience Malaysia. pp. 25-28. ISSN 0128-9322

Integrated farming has been shown to maximise land resource utilization. Golden Hope embarked on integrated farming in the last couple of years. This paper discusses the concept and potential of animal integration in oil palm estates as well as planting agroforestry tree species in oil palm and rubber estates. A project that integrated cattle rearing in oil palm plantation was introduced in the Kuala Selangor Estate. This combination reduced the cost of weeding by as much as 52 percent and the impact on soil compaction after one year was negligible. The impact on yield and fertilizer requirement is still being evaluated. On the other aspect timber and non-timber species such as sentang teak and rattan were planted with oil palm and rubber in some Golden Hope estates in Negeri Sembilan Malacca and Sabah. The preliminary results showed that the growth of the trees varied with location through factors like soil fertility rainfall and the incidence of pests and diseases.

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Integrated farming has been shown to maximise land resource utilization. Golden Hope embarked on integrated farming in the last couple of years. This paper discusses the concept and potential of animal integration in oil palm estates as well as planting agroforestry tree species in oil palm and rubber estates. A project that integrated cattle rearing in oil palm plantation was introduced in the Kuala Selangor Estate. This combination reduced the cost of weeding by as much as 52 percent and the impact on soil compaction after one year was negligible. The impact on yield and fertilizer requirement is still being evaluated. On the other aspect timber and non-timber species such as sentang teak and rattan were planted with oil palm and rubber in some Golden Hope estates in Negeri Sembilan Malacca and Sabah. The preliminary results showed that the growth of the trees varied with location through factors like soil fertility rainfall and the incidence of pests and diseases.

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Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Summary (En)
AGROVOC Term:	ELAEIS GUINEENSIS
AGROVOC Term:	OIL PALMS
AGROVOC Term:	HEVEA BRASILIENSIS
AGROVOC Term:	LAND MANAGEMENT
AGROVOC Term:	SUSTAINABILITY
AGROVOC Term:	BEEF CATTLE
AGROVOC Term:	BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
AGROVOC Term:	WEEDS
AGROVOC Term:	WOOD
AGROVOC Term:	COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 06:26
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21101

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