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Oil palm is one of the most economically important and widely cultivated plant families. It provides many common food and product ingredients and is also used for landscaping. Oil palm production replaces fossil fuels, controls soil erosion, improves water tables, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Optimal planting involves a 1 year nursery period with 9.12 meter triangle spacing and 137 trees per hectare without weeding requirements. Oil palm yields start from 36 months and can last up to 45 years, providing jobs and economic stimulation to local communities.

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Social Impact Fact Sheet

Oil palm is one of the most economically important and widely cultivated plant families. It provides many common food and product ingredients and is also used for landscaping. Oil palm production replaces fossil fuels, controls soil erosion, improves water tables, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Optimal planting involves a 1 year nursery period with 9.12 meter triangle spacing and 137 trees per hectare without weeding requirements. Oil palm yields start from 36 months and can last up to 45 years, providing jobs and economic stimulation to local communities.

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Oil palm

Crop overview

Plant data sheet


There are currently 202 known genera with around 2600 species of oil palm, latin name arecaceae or palmae, palms are among the best known and extensively cultivated plant families. Many common products and foods are derived from palms, and they are also widely used in landscaping, making them one of the most economically important plants.

Environmental impact
Renewable natural oil production Replaces fossil fuel Control soil erosion Improves water table Reduces greenhouse gas emission

Core information
Seed size: 4 to 6 grams or 170 to 250 seeds per kg Seeds oil content: CPO crude palm oil 28% Oil density: 0.92 kg/l

Optimum planting
Nursery time: 1 year Planting: 9.12 metres triangle spacing 137 trees per hectare No weeding required Bespoke plant nutrition programme by soil audit; 10kg tree pa Pruning at harvest

Bio - regional parameters


Climate: hot humid high rainfall, tropical equatorial Optimum temperature is 28oC to 38oC Soil: Heavy clay loam, pH 5 to 6.8 Can withstand very poor soils Rainfall 1200-1500mm pa Irrigation 6 months of the year in CCF plantations

Crop financials and core data


Oil palm biomass (bunches and kernel shells) are a perfect feedstock for electricity production. Sustainable and high provenance palm oil is an excellent biodiesel palm oil methyl ester blend, which meets the international specification. Palm oil also has a large food product market.

Oil palm output per hectare

Key facts
Yielding of oil starts from 36 months and up to 45 years Carbon sequestered 3.22 Mt /Co2/ha pa 1 hectare = 137 trees at 47.5l of oil/tree pa Number of direct jobs created is 1 person /10ha Number of indirect jobs created is 3 people /10ha Improves farming practices Training, education and provision of transferrable skills Incomes from crops reduces poverty Stimulates local economy

Social impact

* Palm oil prices are expected to edge up as demand increases for the commodity.

mt oil palm biomass residue

Palm oil futures versus crude oil

Oil palm cost profile per hectare

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