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Oil Palm Plantation Essay

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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of Study
Cost plays an important role in business or services. In every each sector there will present of cost as well as plantation sector. Harvesting technique is the most factors to improve majority of commercial crops yield. It also contributes in increasing cost of oil palm plantation. Years before, harvesting technique was done manually by labour. There were more money to spend in term of salary to finish large area and it takes long period of time. Lately, because of labor shortage, people start to full use the technologies to overcome problem. It is very important for both agricultural and manufacturing sectors to enhance the acceptance of modern technologies and production in increasing productivity …show more content…

Implementation of agricultural mechanization to the use of different power sources and enhances the farm implements and machinery based on the non-similar operation done. Malaysia’s agriculture is still one of the greatest project and the most critical part in Malaysia's economy. It shows by stakeholder’s effort such as MPOB and FELDA to overcome the labour shortage by make more research and development towards the practice of mechanization in oil palm plantation (M.L. Norzam, …show more content…

According to (Ismail, 2010), Malaysia represents around 55% of world palm oil production and around 62% of world export. Malaysia as the main producer of palm oil thinks that it is important to satisfy the world’s demand of oils and fats. Malaysia’s economic development was mostly contributed by oil palm industry. Although, the Malaysian oil palm industry needs more attention on its innovative effort to meet the world challenge and to maintain as the top world producer of palm oil. The significant issue confronted by the oil palm plantation is shortage of labour, which might be comprehended with the presentation of proper machineries (Ismail, 2010).

Many benefits listed by Asoegwu (1998) through his study that made in Nigeria. It includes achieving low time taken in farm operation that due to the increasing of yield, low level of dependent to direct labour, reduction of losses in harvesting process and contribution to effective land use.

2.3 Manual

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