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GREEN ZONE
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Environmental monitoring
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Early fire detection and warning systemis important on peat
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TRAINING
• Training is important to achieve higher efficiency and productivity on peat.
• All levels of estate management, including supervisory staff and workers should be trained, to prevent making costly mistakes.
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TRAINING ON SAFETY
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SOCIAL ASPECTS
Estate officeStaff quarter
SchoolWorkers’ housing with
basic amenities.
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R&D Requirements on Peat
• More field trials on N, K, B, Cu under different moisture regimes and techniques of reducing leaching losses eg. testing coated urea and MOP.
• Study improved drainage system on peat dome eg. contour drainage.
• More R&D in measuring and mitigating GHG emissions from different peat types cultivated with oil palms ( Role of TPL, MPOB, IOPRI).
• Intensify research on Ganoderma management.
• Testing of new planting materials esp. compact materials tolerant to Ganoderma, including clones.
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CONCLUSIONS
• Good implementation, monitoring and documentationof best management practices are important for sustainable oil palm planting on peatland.
• Vital to maintain water at 50-70 cm from the peat surface (40-60 cm groundwater table determined using piezometer) to maximize FFB yield and minimize GHG emissions.
• Research and training are essential to improve oil palm planting on tropical peatland.
• Comments and feedbacks on this draft BMP is most welcome.
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THANK YOU
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To commence development only when approval given
• Carry out perimeter survey & blocking.
Length of block : 1 km Width : 200 - 250m.
( Block size 20-25 ha)( Carry distance - 100-125 m)
or 11-14 palms
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UNDER-BRUSHINGAND FELLING
• Slash small trees < 10 cm diameter.
• Use tracked excavators for felling.
• Ensure boundary stones remain intact.
• Ensure safety.
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STACKING AND PLANTING ROWS
- One stacking row every four palm rows.
- Width of stacked row ( < 4 m ).
- Uproot all protruding stumps along planting and harvesting rows.
- Distance between planting points and edge of stacked row should > 1.5 m.
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<4m
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DRAIN CONSTRUCTION cont.
• Lining for drain to be carried out prior to drain construction.
• Sequences for drain construction:Outlet - perimeter - main - collection - field drain.
• Field drain should be constructed before stacking. One field drain to every 4 palm rows.
• During drain construction all obstruction spoil to be placed at least 2m from edges of drains to minimize back-filling.
• Distance between planting points and edges of field drainsshould > 2.0 m.
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LINING AND PLANTING• Lining of planting points to be done after
compaction.
• Some adjustment may be required on distances between planting points before moving to the next planting row.
• Recommended planting distance: 8.5 m triangular with density of 160 palm/ha.
• Use hole-in-hole planting (deep planting)
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ROAD CONSTRUCTION• Types of road:
Main access road (8.0 m width, 0.5 m thick)Perimeter road (5 to 6 m width, 0.5 m thick)Main road (5 to 6 m width, 0.5 m thick)Collection road (3.5 to 4 m width, 0.5 m thick)
(Construct by pass junctions at every 200 m along the collection road).
• Use heavy tracked excavators for road construction to enhance soil compaction.
• Materials: sand, mineral soil, sub-soil clay (cover with gravel).
• Avoid using long logs to reinforce road foundation, as when they decompose later, future road maintenance will be high.
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Planting beneficial plants to attract natural enemies for biological control of leaf-eating caterpillars.
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ZERO-BURNING
• Must adopt zero-burning.
• Controlled burning may be carried out only upon approval by Local Authority.
• To minimize build up of pest and disease.• To reduce the use of chemicals.
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