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Kumpulan Fima Berhad
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The Group’s businesses range from
manufacturing to plantation operations.
In each business segment, we are
constantly looking at ways to reduce
our environmental footprint. The Group’s
priorities within this 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 and habitat for jungle flora and
fauna.
Soil Management:
We follow best
industry practices e.g. application of
empty fruit bunches (EFB), 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 whilst at the
same time help clean the waste water.
Vetiver grass is a deep rooted grass
and is known for its high tolerance of
heavy metals, phosphates, nitrates and
agricultural chemicals.
Biological controls against pests:
Beneficial plants are planted to attract
predators (insects) of leaf pests. These
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SUSTAINABILITY
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predators feed on leaf pest larvae
thereby minimising the usage of
pesticides. The introduction of barn owls
in estates to suppress rodent population
and the placement of pheromone traps
to capture Rhinoceros beetles are
among methods that have been adopted
and proven effective.
Environmental assessment:
Environmental
impact
assessments
are
carried
out ahead of any new plantation
development.