US Investors want a 72,000 hectare palm oil plantation
Conservation groups are on a last-minute run to stop one of the world’s largest private equity firms, the Blackstone Group, from getting a brand new 72,000 hectare palm oil plantation in the middle of the rainforest. Get Rid of Ads. Support us on Patreon! Naturefund, Rettet den Regenwald, Rainforest Foundation UK SAVE Wildlife Conservation Fund
During the last decade, oil palm industry in Indonesia has been developing rapidly. In 1999, the total area of palm oil plantation was approximately 3.9 million hectare and it has grown into a whopping 7.3 million hectare in 2009. In line with the development of the plantation areas, the volume of CPO production also increased significantly
Oil Palm Plantation Standard Business Plan AGRO NEWS
Agrobusiness investors in Nigeria are fast exploring the investment opportunities that exist in the Oil Palm value chain for which a key chain is the investment in Oil Palm Plantation. Before the discovery of crude oil in the late 1950s in Nigeria, palm oil and its derivatives accounted for
Some of the US’ leading institutional investors, including pension funds, are potentially fuelling environmental and social harm by ploughing billions of dollars into the palm oil industry
Investment Opportunities in Malaysian Palm Oil Industry
Investment Opportunities in Malaysian Palm Oil Industry Sonny Kim Sung Oh Strictly Private and Confidential 2 Table of Content. 2 Strictly Private and Confidential 3 1. Malaysia –Your Premier Investment Destination “As an investor, we have enjoyed tax incentives, an efficient and developed infrastructure, and a quality labour force –factors which have contributed to the viability of our
Oil palm plantations store about 75 tons of carbon per ha vs. estimated 186 tons C/ha for rainforest; Price of palm oil has tripled since 2005. Brazil has embraced cultivation methods of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, an industry-backed group. Industry standard plantation is 148 oil
Who's funding palm oil? Conservation news
The second group that funds palm oil-related deforestation in Southeast Asia is the distributors companies that buy palm oil from plantation
FINANCIAL PROFITABILITY AND SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF PALM OIL PLANTATION IN INDONESIA Plantation area ha 8 000 Number of plants in plantation unit/ha 143 Length of access roads and canals km/ha 0.0005 Length of main roads and main drainage km/ha 0.01 Length of collection roads and collection drainage km/ha 0.34 Length of plantation drainage km/ha 0.30 Pre-nursery area
OIL PALM FACTS AT A GLANCE Rboi Armm
oil palm facts at a glance (elaeis guineesis, jacq.) species tenera (dura x pesifera origin africa tree heigth 20 30 m trunk circumference 355 cm frond production 24 30 per year frond length 6 8 m leaf color green ripe fruit color reddish orange nursery period 8 12 months age of harvesting after planting 30 months harvesting intervals 13 15 days
General Palm Oil Plantation Information • 1 acre is generally planted with 55 palms. • 1 hectare is generally planted with 135 palms. • 1 acre of mature palm can generally produce an average 0.8 MT of Fresh Fruit Bunch/month. • 1 hectare of mature palm can generally produce an average 2 MT of Fresh Fruit Bunch/Month.