• trade assurance palm oil plantations and oil palm seeds process in Durban
  • trade assurance palm oil plantations and oil palm seeds process in Durban
  • trade assurance palm oil plantations and oil palm seeds process in Durban
  • trade assurance palm oil plantations and oil palm seeds process in Durban
  • How Asian Agri R&D Centre produces superior oil palm seeds?
  • Superior seeds produced by Asian Agri R&D Centre are developed through a systematic and continuous process. In 1996, Asian Agri established an Oil Palm Research Station (OPRS) in Topaz, Riau, to perform selection and breeding to produce superior oil palm seeds.
  • What is the first link in the oil palm supply chain?
  • Journal of Oil Palm Research. 2010;22 (3):887–894. [Google Scholar] The oil palm seed production unit that generates germinated oil palm seeds is the first link in the palm oil supply chain, followed by the nursery to produce seedling, the plantation to produce fresh fruit bunches (FFB), the mill to produce crude ...
  • How does Asian Agri manage oil palm plantations?
  • Asian Agri manages commercial oil palm plantations in locations that have different agroclimatic charachteristics. This allows us to test Topaz seeds in various conditions to ascertain their productivity potential.
  • Why are oil palm seed companies stepping up production in Indonesia?
  • The high crude palm oil prices boosted by oil demands for biofuel have prompted the opening of more land in Indonesia and other countries for oil palm cultivation resulting in increased demand for oil palm seeds, and consequently many seed companies have stepped-up production.
  • How is palm oil processed in Africa?
  • Processing palm oil in African countries is either through industrial or artisanal (traditional) milling (Carrere 2010, Nchanji et al 2013). The first industrial plantation was established around 1917 in Malaysia under British management, connected to eastern Nigeria.
  • What factors determine the success of oil palm investment?
  • Seeds are the first and foremost factor that will determine the success of oil palm investment. A mistake in selecting seeds will have grave and regrettable impacts in the long term (20 to 25 years). Superior seeds produced by Asian Agri R&D Centre are developed through a systematic and continuous process.