Competitiveness Sensitivity of Oil Palm Farming on Suboptimal Land at Musi Rawas Residence

Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palm, primarily the African oil palm Elaeis guineensis. Oil palm is one of agriculture comodity that can increase farmers income, provide raw material on manufacture industry which can create added value. The expansion of oil palm farming in Indonesia has shifted the use of mineral land to suboptimal land which is currently available in many place in Indonesia. Generally the aim of this research is to anylize the competitiveness sensitivity of oil palm farming. Specifically this research wants to anylize the sensitivity on input-output changing, and to anylize the impact of government policy on input-output when facing fluctuation price. In order to reach the goal of this research we used Policy Anlayisis Matrix (PAM). The result of this research shows that partially the declining of price, declining of output volume and increasing input price PCR value and DRCR < 1, which means that the oil palm farming on suboptimal land has competitivenes, and the absence of government policy on determaining input price nor output price on oil palm farming in at suboptimal land. While simultanously shows that the fluctuation of input and output price causes value of PCR dan DRCR > 1 with PCR value 1,12 and DRCR value 1,04, means that oil palm farming on suboptimal land at Musi Rawas Regency not feasible and has no competitiveness. It means that government policy needed to protect input price in oil palm farming on suboptimal land. Therefore government support and guidence in oil palm farming technology on suboptimal land also needed to increase the production of oil palm farming on suboptimal land.

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ANALISIS DAYA SAING USAHATANI KELAPA SAWIT DI KABUPATEN MUKOMUKO (STUDI KASUS DESA BUMI MULYA)

Jurnal AGRISEP Kajian Masalah Sosial Ekonomi Pertanian dan Agribisnis ◽

10.31186/jagrisep.12.2.133-146 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 133-146

Author(s):

Aprizal Aprizal ◽

Aprizal L

Keyword(s):

Sensitivity Analysis ◽

Interest Rates ◽

Palm Oil ◽

Comparative Advantage ◽

Government Policy ◽

Oil Palm ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Input Output ◽

Price Increases ◽

The Impact

This study aimed to analyze the competitiveness of palm oil farming (competitive and comparative advantage), the impact of government policies on output and input oil palm cultivation, and the competitiveness of sensitivity to changes in oil palm farm output and input. Stratified Random Sampling method was used to select 86 respondents purposively. The reason for choosing of Mukomuko district is because this area has largest palm oil producers and largest palm oil planting area in the province of Bengkulu. The data used primary and secondary data. The Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM) method was used to analyze the data. The result shows that Bumi Mulya Village has competitive and comparative advantages. PP and SP have positive value of PCR (0,91), and DRCR (0,72). The impact of government policy on output are disincentive as shown by OT value negative Rp.5.521.890/Ha/year, value NPCO is 0,80. The impact of government policy subsidy to input is fertilizer. NT has negative value, EPC is 0,80, and SRP about 0,166. Government policy shows that the fertilizer is still needed on palm oil farming. The sensitivity analysis shows that the maximum limit that can be accepted to change the output when the input-output and prices drop below 3 percent, price increases of more than 100 percent of herbicides, inorganic fertilizer price increases below 55 percent, rising interest rates below 1 percent. Combination of sensitivity analysis shows that the fluctuation in input-output is very sensitive to oil palm farming in Bumi Mulya, Mukomuko district. Keywords: Palm oil, competitive and comparative advantage, governmental policies, and sensitivity.

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Production of Acetyl Cellulose from Agricultural Waste of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches

Asian Journal of Chemistry ◽

10.14233/ajchem.2019.22084 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 31 (12) ◽

pp. 2725-2728

Author(s):

S.D. Yuwono ◽

D.A. Iryani ◽

C. Gusti ◽

Suharto ◽

Buhani ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Fourier Transform ◽

Infrared Spectroscopy ◽

Oil Palm ◽

Agricultural Waste ◽

Raw Material ◽

Added Value ◽

X Ray Diffraction ◽

Renewable Materials ◽

X Ray ◽

Empty Fruit Bunches

In Indonesia especially in Lampung Province, there are a lot of oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFB) as an organic material waste. OPEFB is relatively inexpensive lignocellulose material as raw material of cellulose acetate or acetyl cellulose. In a business to bigger added value out of these natural renewable materials, the production of the acetyl cellulose was performed well by the acetylation of cellulose from OPEFB using different methods. These were extensively characterized using thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The results indicated that the acetyl cellulose resulted showed similar properties to cotton acetyl cellulose. Degree of substitution of the resultant acetyl cellulose from different methods was improved from 1.86 to 2.60.

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Regression Model in Transitional Geological Environment For Calculation Farming and Production of Oil Palm Dominant Factor in Indragiri Hilir Riau Province

Journal of Geoscience Engineering Environment and Technology ◽

10.25299/jgeet.2019.4.1.2600 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 56

Author(s):

Heriyanto Heriyanto ◽

Detri Karya ◽

Tiggi Choanji ◽

Asrol Asrol ◽

Djaimi Bakce ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Regression Model ◽

Palm Oil ◽

Oil Palm ◽

Least Square ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Raw Material ◽

Added Value ◽

Dominant Factor ◽

Farm Income ◽

Coastal Lands

Palm oil commodity is plantation sub-sector commodity which can increase the income of farmers and communities, providers of raw material processing industries that create added value. Cultivated by smallholders self consists of land area, peatlands tidal, coastal peatlands and coastal lands. Differences typology of this land will contribute to the different productions. Generally, this study aimed to analyze the factors of production and farming oil palm, according to the typology of land Specifically aimed to analyze the production and cultivation of oil palm as well as the dominant factor affecting the production Kalapa smallholders' according to the typology of the land and to formulate policy implications of oil palm development patterns of the people in Indragiri Hilir in Riau province. To answer this research analyzed with descriptive statistics and build a multiple regression model with dummy variables Ordinary Least Square method (OLS). Memperlihatan research results that palm oil production and farming on land typology highest compared with tidal peat, peat coast, and coastal lands. Oil palm farming income on a non-pattern land typology best compared with other lands (peat tides, coastal peatlands, and coastal land). The dominant factor affecting the production of palm oil in Indragiri Hilir is the amount of fertilizer, labor, plant age, herbicides, and soil typology dummy land. Policy Implications development of oil palm plantation in Indragiri Hilir in order to increase production, productivity and farm income oil palm can be through the construction of roads production, provision of means of production and palm oil processing industry to shorten the distance and shorten the time of transport that TBS of oil palm plantations to the factory. Furthermore, the use of fertilizers, labor and land typology is very responsive to TBS production. Therefore, in the farming of oil palm cultivation should follow the recommended technical.

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Growth assessment of juvenile oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) intercropped with fruit vegetables in a rainforest zone of Nigeria

Acta agriculturae Slovenica ◽

10.14720/aas.2020.116.2.889 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 116 (2) ◽

pp. 217

Author(s):

Ayodele Samuel OLUWATOBI ◽

Kehinde Stephen OLORUNMAIYE ◽

Olabisi Fatimo ADEKOLA

Keyword(s):

Oil Palm ◽

Elaeis Guineensis ◽

Growth Parameters ◽

Block Design ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Randomized Complete Block Design ◽

Ondo State ◽

Oil Palms ◽

The Impact ◽

Growth Assessment

Improper intercropping of Elaeis guineensis with other crops has impaired the growth and development of the oil palm due to competition for environmental resources. The study was conducted to investigate the impact of intercropping on the growth of juvenile oil palm for 2 years. The research commenced during the rainy season of 2016 at an established juvenile oil palm plantation in Ala, Akure-North Local Government of Ondo State. Four fruit vegetables were intercropped separately within the alley of the plantation at 1, 2 or 3 m away from the oil palms in a randomized complete block design. Growth parameters of the juvenile oils were assessed. Results revealed that at 16 weeks after intercropping (WAI), the intercropped oil palm recorded better growth performance with higher canopy spread, number of frond, number of leaflets and trunk height (218.20, 37.00, 87.48 and 38.17 cm) respectively, than the sole oil palms (214.67, 32.83, 72.89 and 31.67 cm) respectively. There were no significant difference in all the growth parameters examined except canopy height (p < 0.05). Juvenile oil palm cultivated in rainforest agroecological zone of Nigeria can be intercropped with fruit vegetables without any deleterious effect when intercropped at minimum of 1 m away from the oil palms.

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NILAI TAMBAH KEDELAI MENJADI TAHU KUNING DAN FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMENGARUHINYA

SEPA Jurnal Sosial Ekonomi Pertanian dan Agribisnis ◽

10.20961/sepa.v18i1.47688 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 101

Author(s):

Dinda Yunita Yosifani ◽

Ratna Satriani ◽

Dindy Darmawati Putri

Keyword(s):

Raw Materials ◽

Production Capacity ◽

Raw Material ◽

Added Value ◽

Labor Income ◽

Value Analysis ◽

Output Price ◽

For Profit ◽

June July ◽

Home Industries

One of the home industries for processing soybeans into tofu is located in Kalisari Village, which has been producing since 1965. This business serves as a diversification of the business that can increase household income. This study aims to 1) determine the added value of soybeans obtained by producers, 2) determine the distribution of the added value of soybeans to yellow tofu, and 3) determine the factors that affect the added value of soybean on yellow tofu production. The research was conducted on tofu producer in the Sari Delai Group in Kalisari Village, Cilongok Sub-district, Banyumas Regency in June-July 2020. Then added value analysis is carried out by using the method of Hayami and multiple linear regression. The results showed that 1 kg of soybean raw material used for yellow tofu will provide an added value of Rp. 11,628.00. The distribution of added value for labor income was 13.38 percent, other input contributions by 18.54 percent and for profit 68%. The production capacity, raw materials, labor, output price and other input contributions have significant effect on the added value of yellow tofu production. In contrast, labor wage and raw material prices have no effect on the added value of yellow tofu production.

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PENILAIAN KELAYAKAN FINANSIAL KEBUN KELAPA SAWIT RAKYAT DI KABUPATEN ROKAN HULU

Agro Ekonomi ◽

10.22146/agroekonomi.17749 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 99

Author(s):

Defidelwina Defidelwina

Keyword(s):

Oil Palm ◽

Production Factor ◽

Primary Data ◽

Selling Price ◽

Input Price ◽

Input Output ◽

Sale Price ◽

Price Changes ◽

Oil Palm Plantation ◽

The People

This study aims to (1) determine the feasibility of people’s business oil plan plantation assessment in terms of financial by using investment criteria, (2) to know the sensivity of people’s business oil palm plantation in price changes of both input output. The research was conducted in Rokan Hulu Regency. The analyzed method used was analysis of the investment criteria of NPV, IRR, BCR, PBP, and BEP. The data used are the primary data obtained though interviews using qesioner. The samples taken by Purposive Sampling from 50 respondents of the people pure self oil palm plantation in Rokan Hulu Regency. The results showed that the people oil palm plantations, either before or after financing is feasible to be implemented. The results of sensitivity analysis of input price increase by 10%, and the FFB selling price is considered fixed and FFB sale price fell by 10% and the price of the production factor fixed, either before r after the financing business is still feasible to be implemented. FFB price changes are more sensitive to changes the value of investment criteria than the production fact price changes.

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Impact of Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) Cultivation on Soil Physico-Chemical Properties and Food Security of Rural Households within Mundemba Sub-division, Cameroon

Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International ◽

10.9734/jaeri/2021/v22i330190 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 32-46

Author(s):

Usongo P. Ajonina ◽

Bekumaka B. Okanyene

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Soil Properties ◽

Oil Palm ◽

Crop Production ◽

Elaeis Guineensis ◽

Arable Land ◽

Rapid Expansion ◽

Significant Deterioration ◽

Household Heads ◽

The Impact

Oil palm cropping is rapidly expanding within Mundemba. Although they have the potential to contribute to employment and economic development, the effect of their rapid expansion on soil properties and food security is largely unknown. The objective of the study is to analyze the trend in the surface area occupied by palms and farmlands between 1980 to 2020, assess the impact of oil palm cultivation on soil properties and food security. Ground Control Points (GCPs) were taken to evaluate land-use changes and soil samples were collected from palm plantations for analysis. Interviews and questionnaires were administered to household heads to gather information on food security. Results revealed that palm plantations experienced a rapid increase from 35.52ha in 1980 to 119,171.49 in 2020. Arable land also shows a progressive increase of 101.39 ha in 1980 to 518.55 ha in 2020. A significant deterioration of soil nutrients status under palm plantations compared to the adjacent farm lands was observed. Palm cultivation has resulted in food security issues in the area due to its lucrative nature and impact on soils properties. To improve food security farmers should be educated on sustainable crop production methods and soil management techniques.

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Selection of Elite dura-Type Parents to Produce Dwarf Progenies of Elaeis guineensis Using Genetic Parameters

Agronomy ◽

10.3390/agronomy11122581 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (12) ◽

pp. 2581

Author(s):

Andrés Tupaz-Vera ◽

Iván Ayala-Diaz ◽

Carlos Felipe Barrera ◽

Hernán Mauricio Romero

Keyword(s):

Oil Palm ◽

Genetic Parameters ◽

Elaeis Guineensis ◽

Economic Life ◽

Added Value ◽

Annual Growth Rate ◽

Genetic Traits ◽

Yield Values ◽

Quantitative Genetic Traits ◽

Fresh Fruit Bunches

The low annual growth rate of the stipe in oil palm progenies is desirable to increase these crops’ productive and economic life. Recurrent reciprocal selection (R.R.S.) has allowed the development of oil palm populations through several breeding cycles with an increased frequency of favorable alleles associated with traits of interest. The present study evaluated families derived from Deli dura × African dura crosses. For 12 years, the yield, vegetative characteristics, and the amount of oil in seven dura progenies were assessed to estimate, from the information collected, the genetic parameters, heritability, and phenotypic correlations among quantitative genetic traits of high-yielding dwarf progenies. The analysis was carried out using analysis of variance, followed by a comparison of means for all estimated traits. The effect of the progenies was highly significant (p ≤ 0.01) for most traits. The yield values, expressed in fresh fruit bunches (FFB) for the progenies, ranged from 165 to 208 kg per palm per year. The oil-to-bunch ratio (O/B) ranged from 17% to 19%, with an overall average of 18%. One of the essential characteristics in this study was the vertical growth of the stipe. Progenies P6 and P7 were identified as those with the lowest annual increase in height, with values of 0.29 and 0.33 m year−1. The values indicate that these are slow-growing cultivars with a high FFB yield and O/B. The highest heritabilities were found for the vegetative trait height (71.62%) and the number of leaflets (46.64%). The development of dura parents with slow growth characteristics in combination with a high bunch and oil production allows extending the productive life of the crop to more than 35 years, providing added value to obtaining differentiated cultivars of oil palm.

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N fertilization effects on N2O fluxes from oil palm plantation on tropical peatland

10.5194/egusphere-egu21-10546 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Auldry Chaddy ◽

Lulie Melling ◽

Kiwamu Ishikura ◽

Ryusuke Hatano

Keyword(s):

Oil Palm ◽

Elaeis Guineensis ◽

Pore Space ◽

Anthropogenic Activities ◽

N Uptake ◽

N Fertilization ◽

Soil N ◽

Tropical Peatland ◽

Oil Palm Plantation ◽

The Impact

Anthropogenic activities, and in particular the use of synthetic nitrogen (N) fertilizer, have a significant influence on soil nitrous oxide (N2O) emission from oil palm plantation on tropical peatland. Finding a suitable N rate for optimum N uptake efficiency and yield with low environmental impact and production cost is crucial for the economic growth of Malaysia&#8217;s oil palm sector. However, studies on the impact of N fertilizers on N2O emissions&#160;from&#160;tropical peatland are limited. Thus, long-term monitoring was conducted to investigate the effects of N fertilization on soil N2O emissions. This study was conducted in an oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) plantation located in a tropical peatland in Sarawak, Malaysia. Monthly soil N2O fluxes were measured using the closed-chamber method in a control (T1, without N fertilization), and under three different N treatments: low N (T2, 31.1 kg N ha&#8722;1), moderate N (recommended rate) (T3, 62.2 kg N ha&#8722;1), and high N (T4, 124.3 kg N ha&#8722;1), from January 2010 to December 2013 and from January 2016 to December 2017. The only N fertiliser rate to significantly increase (p<0.05) annual cumulative N2O emissions was 124.3 kg N ha-1 (T4). Increased&#160;in water-filled pore space (WFPS) (>70%) with a decrease in both N2O flux and nitrate (NO3&#8722;) implies that complete denitrification has taken place.&#160;Increased in NO3-&#160;uptake by oil palm with an increase in WFPS decreased NO3- concentration in soil, resulting in the reduction of N2O emission. This study highlights the importance of WFPS on denitrification and N uptake by oil palm in tropical peatland. This needs to be taken into account for the accurate assessment of N dynamics in oil palm plantations on tropical peatland in order to enhance N fertilization management strategies and counteract anthropogenic activities that produce greenhouse gases.Keywords: WFPS, oil palm yield, NO3-, N uptake

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Autochthonous Biological Resources for the Production of Regional Craft Beers: Exploring Possible Contributions of Cereals, Hops, Microbes, and Other Ingredients

Foods ◽

10.3390/foods10081831 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (8) ◽

pp. 1831

Author(s):

Nicola De Simone ◽

Pasquale Russo ◽

Maria Tufariello ◽

Mariagiovanna Fragasso ◽

Michele Solimando ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Environmental Impacts ◽

Food Systems ◽

Scale Up ◽

Raw Material ◽

Added Value ◽

Alcoholic Beverages ◽

Potential Contribution ◽

Biological Resources ◽

The Impact ◽

Craft Beers

Selected biological resources used as raw materials in beer production are important drivers of innovation and segmentation in the dynamic market of craft beers. Among these resources, local/regional ingredients have several benefits, such as strengthening the connection with territories, enhancing the added value of the final products, and reducing supply costs and environmental impacts. It is assumed that specific ingredients provide differences in flavours, aromas, and, more generally, sensory attributes of the final products. In particular, of interest are ingredients with features attributable and/or linked to a specific geographical origin. This review encompasses the potential contribution and exploitation of biodiversity in the main classes of beer inputs, such as cereals, hops, microbes, and adjuncts, with a specific emphasis on autochthonous biological resources, detailing the innovative paths already explored and documented in the scientific literature. This dissertation proposes an overview of the impact on beer quality for each raw material category, highlighting the benefits and limitations that influence its concrete applications and scale-up, from the field to the stain. The topics explored promote, in the sector of craft beers, trends already capitalised in the production of other alcoholic beverages, such as the preservation and revalorisation of minor and autochthonous varieties, the exploitation of yeast and bacteria strains isolated from specific sites/plant varieties, and the valorisation of the effects of peculiar terroirs on the quality of agricultural products. Finally, the examined tendencies contribute toward reducing the environmental impacts of craft beer manufacturing, and are in line with sustainable development of food systems, increasing the economic driver of biodiversity preservation.

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