Waste not the palm oil biomass

The palm oil industry generates a fair amount of biomass, which the Government feels should be put to better use rather than just be left in the field as fertiliser.

FOR a long time, planters would spread the biomass that is left over after palm oil has been extracted from the oil palm fruit bunches, as a form of cheap soil conditioner. However, the Government is of the opinion that such low-value material could be put to better use rather than just be left to decay in the field, even though it still serves a useful function.