BATANGHARI, Indonesia — In a sweltering oil palm field in Batanghari village, Rokani fixes a sickle to an 11-meter (36-foot) pole and begins cutting down bunches of fruit from the treetops. If ...

A new study recommends returning oil palm biomass to planting areas to maintain soil health — specifically, by replenishing the soil with silicon. The research was published in April by a team ...

Reducing Fertilizer and Avoiding Herbicides in Oil Palm Plantations—Ecological and Economic Valuations. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2019; 2 DOI: 10.3389/ffgc.2019.00065 ...

Environmentally friendlier palm oil production could be achieved with less fertilizer and no herbicide, while maintaining profits. These are the encouraging preliminary results of the first two ...

Palm oil has become part of our daily lives, but a recent study serves as a reminder that intensive farming of this crop has a major impact on the environment. Both short- and long-term solutions ...

OPBC uniquely facilitates the collaboration of 3 major palm oil companies (Sime Darby, IOI, Felda) with globally leading technology developers interested in biomass utilization. These international ...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama) -- Nextgreen Global Bhd (NGGB), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nextgreen Fertilizer Sdn Bhd, is bringing its oil palm biomass-based fertiliser products into the ...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama) -- Nextgreen Global Bhd (NGGB), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nextgreen Fertilizer Sdn Bhd, is bringing its oil palm biomass-based fertiliser products into the ...