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All these factors have been and will
continue to be taken into account
when planning the estate’s land usage
to ensure that incidences of crop-
raiding and damage are minimised to
the extent possible.
The estate had also successfully
installed solar panels to generate power
supply to their workers quarters and
office complex. To-date, there has been
a satisfactory reduction in the estate’s
electricity consumption, with an average
605.23 kWh saved per month, thus
reducing the estate’s average CO2e
emissions by 0.79 tonnes.
Ladang Bunga Tanjong, Jeli,
Kelantan
Area under cultivation totalled 1,162
hectares, of which 437 hectares have
been rehabilitated. During the year,
FFB production totalled 3,376 MT, at an
average yield per hectare of 7.72 MT.
Replanting works have been somewhat
delayed with only 90% (or 724 hectares)
of the planned programme completed
during the year due to labour shortage
and adverse weather conditions.
Replanting works on the remaining
79 hectares are currently underway
and expected to be completed in this
current financial year. Meanwhile the
construction of 6 new quarters which
can comfortably accommodate 48
workers have been completed.
Given that the estate will be fully
cultivated in this current financial
year, management’s focus will be
on bringing the field’s agronomic
standards to the highest levels and
maximizing yields.
Ladang Dabong, Kuala Krai and
Ladang Aring, Gua Musang,
Kelantan
Ladang Dabong has fully completed
planting and development works on
194 hectares. In addition, the estate
has started scout-harvesting on 84.4
hectares.
Meanwhile, Ladang Aring recorded
more than 100% increase in its FFB
yield to 14.35 MT/ha. Ladang Aring
has again encountered incidences of
elephants raiding its crops resulting in
damage to approximately 1,323 young
palms. This figure is significantly lower
than 13,672 palms that were damaged
last year. The trenches and fencing that
have been dug up/built coupled with
increased field guarding actions have
so far been effective in preventing
elephants from entering into the
estate. Be that as it may, all damaged
palms have to be replaced and in turn
will inevitably cause delays before they
can be harvested.
Ladang Sg. Siput, Perak
We have recently obtained the relevant
permissions and approvals to commence
development at our greenfield estate
in Sg. Siput, Perak measuring 2,000
hectares. Implicit in these approvals is
the requirement to abide by riparian
buffer zones, water catchment and
forest conservation areas. We hope to
start and complete the first phase of the
plantation development works in this
current financial year.
Ladang Amgreen, Sarawak
FFB production increased by 66% to
23,447 MT (FYE2019: 14,122 MT) due to
the increase in mature area from 1,648
hectares to 4,271 hectares. Despite
the increase in FFB production and
mature areas, the average yield for
year 2020 decreased to 5.49 MT per
mature hectare (FYE2019: 8.57 MT per
mature hectare) as a result of the heavy
flooding which occurred in December
2019 which saw 90% of the palms in an
area measuring 500 hectares submerged
underwater. Although none of the palms
had suffered any permanent damage, we
estimate that it will take approximately
6 months for the palms to fully recover.
Premature frond desiccation found in
some of the mature palms had further
aggravated crop yields.
Plantation Division : Taking Root
Annual Report 2020
kumpulan Fima Berhad
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