scholarly journals Impact of the agricultural technology transfer to the production of independent palm oil smallholders: a review

Food Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (S4) ◽  
pp. 110-124
Author(s):  
Syarifudin S.M. ◽  
Zareen Z.
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Crop Protection ◽  
Agricultural Technology ◽  
Total Output ◽  
World Population ◽  
Agricultural Practice ◽  
Good Agricultural Practice ◽  
The Impact

Oil palm is the most efficient oil crop that is vital to oil commodity due to its versatility for being a practical raw material in producing a number of commercial products globally. Therefore, the supply of palm oil is believed to increase in order to meet the growing demand of the world population. Malaysia is the second-largest palm oil exporter in South -East Asia after Indonesia with 40% of the total output is contributed by Malaysia’s smallholders. However, reports stated that the yield among smallholder’s plantations is low and eventually will affect the national Gross Domestic Products (GDP). In 2019, Malaysia’s palm oil total GDP was estimated to be 38.24 billion Malaysian Ringgit (MYR). In relation to the issue, low yield among the smallholders is believed to be caused by the lack of application and awareness of current technology available to aid plantation operation. Hence, agricultural technology transfer is the modern agricultural invention to improve oil palm production productivity. A review paper on the agricultural technology transfer was carried out to identify the impact of the technology transfer on palm oil smallholders' production. This approach encompassed the introduction of technology to smallholders, the technology transfer process and technology applications awareness for smallholders. The data was collected through reading on research papers, especially on productivity and engagement of smallholders on the understanding of the technology transfer through the questionnaire. The review concluded that smallholders had practised a good agricultural practice. However, low productivity was caused by the inadequate inputs among the farmers regarding the available technology, crop protection and management. Therefore, technology transfer and technology recommendation is proven to effectively help broaden smallholders’ inputs and knowledge to increase their socioeconomic status and plantation productivity.

scholarly journals ACCEPTANCE OF GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES (GAP) AMONG INDEPENDENT OIL PALM SMALLHOLDERS IN MALAYSIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (16) ◽  
pp. 01-12
Author(s):  
Nur Hanani Mansor ◽  
Nazirah Che Jaafar ◽  
Mohamad Arfan Johari ◽  
Parthiban Kannan ◽  
Say Peng Tan
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Agricultural Practice ◽  
Good Agricultural Practices ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Record Keeping ◽  
Good Agricultural Practice ◽  
The Individual

Several oil palm sustainable certification schemes have been introduced in Malaysia such as MPOB Codes of Good Agricultural Practices (MPOB CoGAP) Certification, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification, and Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) Certification. All these certifications have been successfully accepted in many of the oil palm estates except the ISH. There is a big challenge to certify the Malaysian ISH because they are lack farm management practice. Therefore, Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has introduced the individual sustainable certification to the ISH, which is known as Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) certification. This paper's main objectives are to identify the GAP acceptance level (compliant, partial-compliant, and non-compliant) recommended by MPOB and determine the factors affecting GAP certification acceptance among the ISH in Malaysia. This study was conducted in all states in Malaysia, and the data were collected from a total of 400 respondents selected through the Proportionate Random Sampling Method. The results showed that 58% of the ISH partially comply by receiving the GAP certificate. while only 26% fulfilled the requirements, thus eligible for GAP certification. Two factors that significantly influenced the GAP compliance among the ISH were the respondents' education level and the age of palm oil plantation. The results of this study indicated that GAP on fertiliser application and record-keeping were adopted by the ISH and significantly affecting their compliant level of MPOB GAP Certification among ISH.

scholarly journals Effect of oil palm sustainability certification on deforestation and fire in Indonesia

2017 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly M. Carlson ◽  
Robert Heilmayr ◽  
Holly K. Gibbs ◽  
Praveen Noojipady ◽  
David N. Burns ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Fire Detection ◽  
Tree Cover ◽  
Forest Loss ◽  
Detection Rates ◽  
Active Fire ◽  
Routine Monitoring ◽  
The Impact

Many major corporations and countries have made commitments to purchase or produce only “sustainable” palm oil, a commodity responsible for substantial tropical forest loss. Sustainability certification is the tool most used to fulfill these procurement policies, and around 20% of global palm oil production was certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in 2017. However, the effect of certification on deforestation in oil palm plantations remains unclear. Here, we use a comprehensive dataset of RSPO-certified and noncertified oil palm plantations (∼188,000 km2) in Indonesia, the leading producer of palm oil, as well as annual remotely sensed metrics of tree cover loss and fire occurrence, to evaluate the impact of certification on deforestation and fire from 2001 to 2015. While forest loss and fire continued after RSPO certification, certified palm oil was associated with reduced deforestation. Certification lowered deforestation by 33% from a counterfactual of 9.8 to 6.6% y−1. Nevertheless, most plantations contained little residual forest when they received certification. As a result, by 2015, certified areas held less than 1% of forests remaining within Indonesian oil palm plantations. Moreover, certification had no causal impact on forest loss in peatlands or active fire detection rates. Broader adoption of certification in forested regions, strict requirements to avoid all peat, and routine monitoring of clearly defined forest cover loss in certified and RSPO member-held plantations appear necessary if the RSPO is to yield conservation and climate benefits from reductions in tropical deforestation.

scholarly journals STORM "GREEDY WATER" PALM OIL BASED ON ACADEMIC PERSPECTIVE

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Gusti Rusmayadi
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Storage Capacity ◽  
Root Zone ◽  
Crop Coefficient ◽  
Annual Rainfall ◽  
Plant Oil ◽  
Water Storage Capacity ◽  
The Impact

The tendentious issue of deforestation, biodiversity, "water greedy" attack ganoderma and carbon emissions continue to heat up in this decade has cornered palm plantations in Indonesia for allegedly either from outside or from inside the country becomes the base of why. To clarify these issues then this article aims to analyze the impact of oil palm plantations in terms of the water balance of plant oil palm. Water use in the oil palm plantations on average 92.05 mm/month or equivalent to 1104.5 mm/year over lamtoro stands is 3,000 mm/year, acacia 2,400 mm/year, sengon of 2,300 mm/year, amounting tea 900 mm/year, rubber amounted to 1,300 mm/year, bamboo amounted to 3,000 mm/year and teak amounted to 1,300 mm/year. The coefficient of oil palm crop of 0.93. The percentage amount of rainfall used palm oil amounted to only 39.60% of the annual rainfall. Percentage of evapotranspiration value is smaller than the value of evapotranspiration pine percentage of 64.5%, A. mangium 68.8%, amounting to 55.1% of ferns and eucalyptus (E.alba) amounted to 52.4%. Meanwhile, rubber plant has a value of 1 kc, other crops such as rice, during the period of growth has kc values between 1.05 to 1.2. Soil water content (KAT) which indicates the storage capacity of the root zone of oil lower than the root zone rubber (Rusmayadi, 2011). This is due to the oil more roots growing in the topsoil to a depth of ± 1 meter and as you go down the less. Rooting most densely contained at a depth of 25 cm. Therefore the ability of smaller savings in oil palm plantations compared to rubber, then the excess water will be removed or overflowed (Ro) is not taken ("greedy water") by palm trees. Palm oil as a commodity to be seen objectively with regard to the nature of biological (plant roots), physiological (crop coefficient), and environmental (water storage capacity). This is to straighten out the problems that it is not water but greedy oil plantation management who do not pay attention to aspects of water conservation.

scholarly journals Preparing Households for the Oil Palm Replanting Program: Is an Empowerment Program Needed?

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-195
Author(s):  
Ardi Novra ◽  
Fatati ◽  
Adriani
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Regional Economy ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Intensity Level ◽  
Palm Fruit ◽  
The Impact

This article describes a new idea of how the level of intervention in household empowerment policies is based on an empirical study of the magnitude of the negative impact of the smallholder palm oil replanting (SPR) program. One of the negative impacts is the temporary loss of income (TLI) for farmer households due to the cessation of production of oil palm fruit bunches. This study aims to analyze the magnitude of the impact of the SPR program on household and regional economies as a basis for making decisions on the intensity level of community empowerment programs. The household survey research was conducted in three village centers for smallholder rubber plantations in Jambi Province, Indonesia: Purwodadi Village, Dataran Kempas, and Sungai Keruh. The research result shows that the average potential TLI in each household is IDR 2,364,644/month (equivalent to 74.55% of the oil palm household income or 39.78% of the regional economy) if replanting palm oil is carried out. Purwodadi Village is the village most vulnerable to regional economic disturbances due to the high potential for TLI, reaching 99.43% of the oil palm household income and 67.06% of the regional economy. The level of TLI is influenced by factors of age and area of old oil palm plants, the proportion of households that will undergo the replanting process of oil palm, and the level of dependence of regions on oil palm farming. Based on the research results, it can be concluded that there is still a need for innovation and expansion of empowerment programs to encourage household readiness in facing the community oil palm rejuvenation program.

scholarly journals Penanganan dan Pemanfaatan Limbah Biomassa Sawit Ramah Lingkungan di PT Semen Baturaja

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Denny Irawati ◽  
Ganis Lukmandaru ◽  
Joko Sulistyo ◽  
Sigit Sunarta ◽  
Tomy Listyanto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Housing Construction ◽  
Biomass Waste ◽  
Palm Trees ◽  
Service Activity ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Palm Leaf ◽  
Potential Profit

In order to meet the land requirements for housing construction of its employees, PT Semen Baturaja Tbk. (PTSB) opens approximately 27 ha of land which is estimated to have approximately 2700 less productive oil palm trees. The opening of the land will produce substantial palm biomass. One of the efforts to utilize palm oil biomass waste is by processing it into compost. Compost can be used for rehabilitation of ex-mine land by PTSB. So far, PTSB has no experience in the field of composting, therefore PTSB in collaboration with the Faculty of Forestry, Gadjah Mada University produces compost from waste palm oil biomass. The method used in this service activity is socialization, participatory composting, and mentoring in the field. The output of this activity is in the form of palm biomass compost and knowledge about the technology of the composting process for PTSB. The amount of compost that can be obtained from 8 oil palm leaf mounds is 248.9 tons while that of the oil palm stem is 1,236.6 tons. Compost fertilizer after composting for 2 months has a C/N ratio of 13.7. The cost for composting is Rp. 591,405,000, with a potential profit of Rp. 6,093,232,500, -. The impact of knowledge on composting is saving on spending on PTSB to buy fertilizer for land rehabilitation and handling the problem of biomass waste.

scholarly journals Certification, good agricultural practice and smallholder heterogeneity: Differentiated pathways for resolving compliance gaps in the Indonesian oil palm sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 101933 ◽  
Author(s):  
George C. Schoneveld ◽  
Selma van der Haar ◽  
Dian Ekowati ◽  
Agus Andrianto ◽  
Heru Komarudin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Agricultural Practice ◽  
Good Agricultural Practice

scholarly journals DAMPAK PENDIRIAN PT. BUMI MENTARI KARYA PADA PENDAPATAN USAHATANI KELAPA SAWIT MASYARAKAT DI DESA TUNGGANG KECAMATAN PONDOK SUGUH KABUPATEN MUKOMUKO

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-112
Author(s):  
Eeen Supriyadi ◽  
Musriyadi Nabiu ◽  
Septri Widiono
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Plant Location ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Initial State ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Oil Palm Industry ◽  
On Farm ◽  
The Impact

The research was conducted in two places; in Tunggang village and Padang Gading Village subdistrict of Sungai Rumbai, Mukomuko District, Bengkulu Province on February 5 to March 5, 2011. These research  areas were selected purposively. Tunggang village is just exactly the same as the plant location of PT Bumi Mentari Katya while Padang Gading Village, as comparison village. The objective of this research is to examine the impact of establishment of PT Bumi mentari Karya on farming income in the communities around the oil palm plant. In this study, the palm oil farmers which are being sampled are 69 people. On regard with it, this study only performs with and without analysis; the initial state of the palm oil farmers (before the company) is described qualitatively which is Padang Gading Village as the comparison village and the state of palm oil farmers after the company is established.  Income farming Crude plam more the  after  PT.  Bumi Mentari karya means were statistically difference These results indicate presence of the oil palm industry PT. Bumi Mentari Karya  Giving a positive impact on farm income of oil palm Tunggang Village. Keywords: income, palm planters 

scholarly journals Perbaikan Tata Kelola Perizinan Usaha Perkebunan Kelapa Sawit di Aceh

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 337-354
Author(s):  
Syahrul Syahrul
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Land Conflicts ◽  
A Priority ◽  
Farm Business ◽  
The Impact

Sampai dengan tahun 2016 terdapat sebanyak 156 izin usaha dalam bidang perkebunan kalapa sawit di Aceh, dengan total luasan areal lahan mencapai 752.766.40 hektar. Dari kegiatan usaha perkebunan yang beroperasi di aceh timbul beberapa permasalahan. Diantaranya terdapat tiga permasalahan utama dalam bidang usaha perkebunan di Aceh, yaitu terjadi konflik lahan, pencemaran lingkungan dan ketidakpatuhan perusahaan terhadap kewajiban sebagai pemegang izin. Jenis Penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian yuridis empiris yaitu meneliti keberlakuan hukum tekait dengan penerbitan izin tata kelola usaha perkebunan di Aceh. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat tiga permasalahan utama dalam bidang usaha perkebunan di Aceh, yaitu konflik lahan dengan masyarakat, dampak terhadap lingkungan dan kepatuhan perusahaan terhadap izin. Ketigal masalah tersebut disebabkan oleh proses dan prosedur perizinan usaha perkebunan di Aceh masih belum berjalan sesuai dengan peraturan perundang-undangan. Maka oleh itu perlu pembenahan tata-kelola dibidang perkebunan, terutama alur perizinan yang menimbulkan dampak secara sistematik dilapangan berupa konflik lahan, dampak lingkungan, serta memastikan kepatuhan perusahan terhadap izin yang telah diberikan. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini merekomendasikan kepada Pemerintah Aceh untuk segera menindak lanjuti amanat Moratorium Lahan Perkebunan Kelapa Sawit di Aceh sebagai pintu masuk untuk pembenahan. The Improvement of Palm-Oil Trees Farm Business Permits Governance  in Aceh Until 2016, there were 156 business licenses of palm oil plantation in Aceh with a total area of 752.766.40 hectares. From that plantation business activities operated in Aceh, some problems then arise. There are three main issues of palm oil plantation business in Aceh; land conflicts, environmental pollution, and the company's non-compliance with the obligation as a permit holder. This is empiric juridical research that examine the law enforcement related to the issuance of plantation business licenses in Aceh. The result shows that there are three major issues in plantation business in Aceh. First, land conflicts with the communityc, the impact on the environment and then the company’s compliance with licenses. These three issues are caused by the licensing process and procedures of plantation business in Aceh that are not in accordance with the laws. Thus, it is necessary to improve governance in the plantation sector, especially the licensing stage which has a systematic impact on land conflicts, environmental impacts, and ensuring the company's compliance with the business licenses that have been granted. Therefore, this study recommends the Aceh Government to immediately follow up the mandate of the Land Moratorium on Oil Palm Plantations in Aceh as a priority for reform. 

scholarly journals ANALISIS KEBERLANJUTAN KELAPA SAWIT SEBAGAI IMPLIKASI PENURUNAN HARGA KELAPA SAWIT DAERAH SEI KEPAYANG MEDAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-143
Author(s):  
Paduloh Paduloh ◽  
Ika Yunita ◽  
Humiras Hardi Purba
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Crop Yields ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Selling Price ◽  
The Past ◽  
Farmer Groups ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

Harga kelapa sawit merupakan tema yang banyak dibahas saat ini terkait dengan berbagai macam isu dan kendala yang dihadapi oleh pelaku industri ini. Penurunan harga kelapa sawit seringkali dikaitkan dengan isu-isu lingkungan di luar negeri berkaitan dengan pembukaan lahan dan lain-lain. Harga kelapa sawit mencapai harga termurah yang pernah ada jika dibandingkan dengan harga beberapa tahun ke belakang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dampak yang penurunan harga kelapa sawit terhadap keberlanjutan dan memberikan solusi yang dapat diusulkan untuk mengurangi dampak. Metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah  SSM, AHP dan ISM agar bisa menghasilkan solusi yang lebih akurat.  Hasil analisis menggunakan SSM didapatkan  bahwa infrastruktur untuk mengangkut hasil panen sangat mendesak diberikan kepada masyarakat untuk mempermudah pengangkutan TBS hasil panen, adanya jaminan untuk harga jual TBS, dan peningkatan kemampuan petani agar bisa mengelola perkebunan kelapa sawit dengan baik dan efisien. Hasil ISM menunjukkan bahwa diperlukan kerjasama yang baik antara pemerintah, kelompok tani , gapoktan, dan koperasi dalam  meningkatkan kualitas hasil panen kelapa sawit. Kerjasama antara beberapa petani untuk pengiriman bersama hasil panen dari perkebunan ke PKS, sehingga biaya pengangkutan bisa lebih murah. Kemudian kerjasama antara pemerintah dan koperasi untuk menjamin harga kelapa sawit. Potensi penelitian berikutnya untuk pembentukan model kelembagaan seperti pada hasil ISM. Abstract[Sustainability Analysis of Palm Oil as Implications  The Decrease of Selling Price the Crude Palm Oil at Sei Kepayang Medan  Nort Sumatra] The price of oil palm is a theme that is widely discussed today related to a variety of issues and obstacles faced by these industry players. The decline in oil palm price is often associated with environmental issues abroad related to land clearing and others. The price of palm oil has reached the lowest price ever compared to the prices of the past few years. This study aims to analyze the impact of the decline in oil palm prices on sustainability and find solutions that can be proposed to reduce the impact. The methods used in this study are SSM, AHP and ISM in order to produce more accurate solutions. The results of the analysis using SSM found that the infrastructure to transport crop yields was very urgent to be provided to the community to facilitate the transportation of FFB harvested yields, there was a guarantee for the selling price of FFBs and an increase in the ability of farmers to manage oil palm plantations properly and efficiently. ISM results show that good cooperation between the government, farmer groups, farmer groups and cooperatives is needed in improving the quality of oil palm yields. Cooperation between several farmers for joint delivery of crops from plantations to PKS, so transportation costs can be cheaper. Then the Cooperation between the government and cooperatives to guarantee the price of oil palm. The potential for subsequent research is for the formation of institutional models such as the ISM results.Keywords: AHP; ISM; selling price; SSM; palm oil

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