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To live up to this, our key priorities
include:
Sustainable Agricultural Practices
Conservation Areas
Within our estates, areas alongside
river banks (riparian reserves) are
set aside as conservation areas
wildlife corridors which include,
among others, sanctuaries for
migratory birds, elephants and
habitat for jungle flora and fauna.
Soil Management
We follow best industry practices,
e.g. establishing cover crops
such as
Mucuna Bracteata
,
Calopogonium Mucunoides
and
Calopogonium Coeruleum
,
alone or in mixture, to improve
soil properties and lower carbon
dioxide emissions. Vetiver grass
has been planted along the
ponds, bunds and field drains
to reduce erosion and prevent
landslips. Vetiver grass is a
deep-rooted grass and is known
for its high tolerance of heavy
metals, phosphates, nitrates and
agricultural chemicals. In addition,
no planting is done in steep areas
i.e. those with a slope of more than
20
o
.
Our estate put into practice
sustainable land application
methods that adhere to our ‘zero
waste’ policy. FFB that have been
harvested and sent to the mill for
processing will end up as EFB. EFB
is used by applying directly on to
the field. Furthermore, compost
can be formed from a mixture
of shredded EFB and palm oil
mill effluent (“POME”) which is
subsequently applied to the estate.
We also have in place furrow
system that helps to channel
POME directly on to the estate.
These practice helps provide an
organic source of nutrient and
reduces our reliance on inorganic
fertilizer.
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