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INDOFOOD AGRI RESOURCES LTD
ANNUAL REPORT 2014
The Group operates two advanced agricultural R&D centres:
Sumatra Bioscience (SumBio) in Bah Lias, North Sumatra:
A sought
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after producer of premium oil palm seeds in
Indonesia with an annual production capacity of 25 million
superior and high
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yielding oil palm seeds.
PT SAIN in Pekanbaru, Riau: A certified seed producer with
comprehensive breeding programmes and a production
capacity of eight million seeds per year.
SumBio and PT SAIN are two of 10 oil palm seed breeding
centres in Indonesia with the facilities and expertise to
conduct extensive breeding trials for the production of
high
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yielding seed material suited to our local climates.
In the area of sustainable production, our R&D activities comprise:
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The control of soil erosion is a top priority. Legume Cover
Crops (LCC), in particular
Mucuna bracteata
, which improves
soil fertility, are used to cover the soil prior to new plantings.
A Vetiver System is established on steep slopes and canal
banks to ensure soil stabilisation.
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Organic and inorganic fertilisers are used to maintain
optimum palm nutrition. An integrated fertiliser
management
programme
provides
site
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specific
formulations for each plantation block based on yield
target and statistics, annual foliar analysis, soil profile,
established yield response curves from related fertiliser
trials, and predicted nutrient release from soil and
plant residue.
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In Riau, empty fruit bunches (EFB) are utilised as soil
mulch, while palm oil mill effluent (POME) is used in land
application. These effort have cut our annual requirement
for inorganic fertilisers by 14%. Our co
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composting of
EFB and POME has the potential to replace up to 30% of
inorganic fertiliser use per year.
PLANTATION REVIEW
R&D
