FGV Annual Report 2012

A n n u a l R e p o r t 2 0 1 2 L a p o r a n T a h u n a n 81 In addition to these, in order to avoid soil erosion, areas of plantations that are to be replanted, and have a slope of greater than eight degrees, are terraced – and any pruned fronds are laid across the contours. Slopes at greater than 25 degrees are not replanted, and are left for natural forest or planted for timber. Harnessing the benefits of livestock FGV also rears some 30,000 free gazing cattle in its plantations. These add to biodiversity in the field, help control weeds, manure the ground, as well as provide a valuable income in the form of meat sales. More importantly the productive value of the land is doubled through its use for both plantation and livestock. Pioneering renewable energy projects FGV also advocates sustainability through optimal usage of natural resources and our biomass waste products. To this end, FGV subsidiaries and associate companies have pioneered several renewable energy products, which to date, Menetapkan asas yang mampan Seperti kebanyakan syarikat-syarikat perladangan di Malaysia, FGV menggunakan beberapa langkah-langkah untuk memastikan bahawa kandungan organik tanah dikekalkan. Apabila pelepah tua dipangkas, ia dibiarkan mengurai kembali ke tanah. Selepas buah dituai, batang tandan ditanam kembali ke tanah, dan semasa penanaman semula, batang sawit lama dicincang dan dimasukkan kembali ke dalam tanah, bagi menambah kesuburan tanah. Purata 100 tan metrik bahan organik kering setiap hektar dikembalikan ke tanah menerusi batang yang telah dicincang ini. Berbanding dengan tanaman tahunan yang hanya memberi sedikit sumbangan kepada tanah dari segi kandungan nutrisi, minyak sawit sebenarnya membantu mengekalkan kandungan organik tanah. Kandungan nutirisi juga diterapkan ke dalam tanah menerusi penanaman tanaman tutup bumi bagi menerapkan nitrogen dari udara ke dalam tanah, sekaligus comprised 12 biogas trapping plants, two power plants, six compost plants, two mini-gasifier plants and one fuel pellet plant – all utilising biomass waste as the feedstock. Of the 15.3 million tonnes Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) which go into Felda mills annually, FGV amasses 3.36 million tonnes of Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB), 1.83 million tonnes of mesocarp and 760,000 tonnes of palm shells. Another 6.1 million tonnes of old palm fronds are amassed from harvesting and 3,000 tonnes of oil palm trunks from replanting activities. In addition, our mills have palm oil mill effluent (POME) ponds which can be used to capture biogas which is then scrubbed to generate clean methane. Instead of selling the biomass to generate additional income, FGV associate companies have chosen to pursue renewable energy (RE) projects. The oil palm biomass waste products act as feedstock to set up ‘ green ’ projects which are friendly to the environment while creating additional income for the Group. mengurangkan keperluan baja tidak organik bernitrogen. Atas sebab ini, semburan racun rumpai tidak diamalkan secara meluas di ladang FGV, dan apabila perlu, ia dihadkan hanya di kawasan sekeliling pokok sawit. Di samping itu, bagi mengelakkan hakisan tanah, kawasan-kawasan ladang yang akan ditanam semula, dan yang mempunyai kecerunan lebih daripada lapan darjah, ditereskan – dan sebarang daun yang dipangkas dibentangkan di seluruh kontur tersebut. Cerun yang melebihi 25 darjah tidak ditanam semula, dan dibiarkan untuk hutan semulajadi atau ditanam dengan pokok kayu. Memanfaatkan faedah ternakan FGV juga menternak kira-kira 30,000 lembu yang dibiarkan bebas di ladang- ladangnya. Ini menambah kepada biodiversiti ladang, membantu kawalan rumpai, membaja tanah, serta memberikan pendapatan yang berharga dalam bentuk jualan daging. Lebih penting lagi adalah bahawa nilai produktif tanah digandakan menerusi penggunaannya untuk perladangan dan penternakan.