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Some Tips in Economic Plantation to Get More Income



Doc. of InfoSAWIT/ Djend Muhayat of Pusat Penelitian Kelapa Sawit (PPKS) Medan.
Some Tips in Economic Plantation to Get More Income

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – Many smallholders started developing their plantations with many efforts but by having strong will and intension, everything had its solution. Djend Muhayat of Pusat Penelitian Kelapa Sawit (PPKS) Medan said that.

It is acknowledged or not, the smallholders would do the best to escalate their plantation productivity namely in 0 – 3 years old. But they always faced issue, namely modal.

“The main key from palm oil productivity is to make sure that the population of tree should be more than 136 trees per hectare. This is the main modal,” he said, as InfoSAWIT quoted from PPKS TV, Friday (26/7/2024).

To optimize the production, the areas around the tree should always be clean. Focus on the areas around palm oil tree. It should be minimally 2 meter - diameter to effectively fertilize the soil.

It should not ignore fertilizer application. It should be in schedule, for instance, should apply fertilizer in 1 year old, 3 years old, 5 years old, 8 years old, and so on. NPK fertilizer should be 12-12-17. But if it is not available, it may use alternative one within in the right doze. “If someone could not fully apply the fertilizers because of (lack of) modal, just apply based on the capability but keep in mind, the total (application) should be 2,5 kg per year," Djend Muhayat said.

It would be significant to get modal management wisely. Everything in the plantations that (the plantation owner) could do by himself, should not be handed over to others (to cultivate). This is about to save the spent. “When you you’re your plantations, you should regularly check yours to quickly mitigate the raising issues,” he said.

Herbicide application should be also wise because it is very expensive. Djend Muhayat emphasized it would be significant to be the same with the same doze to be effective and efficient.

The last, do benchmarking with the successful smallholders. This is very suggested. Many millennial smallholders successfully escalated their plantation productivity, such as in Jambi, Palembang, Singkil, and others "It is hoped from only one hectare, they could cultivate to be 24 hectares. Of course, everything should be in spirit and the right strategies,” he said.

The good cultivation and spirit would be the successful keys for smallholders to escalate their plantation productivity and be successful in their business. (T2)

 

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