OIL PALM
PHATTHALUNG, THAILAND
Our Oil Palm Cluster Farm Group is from Kuan-Khanun District of Phatthalung province, Thailand. The group members have experiences and knowledge in oil palm production. They use household labors mostly while labor cost for activities in plantation is high. There are oil palm residues that the group wants to make them useful. Also, there are factory and biomass plants available in surrounding area.
CHALLENGES
-High labor cost
-Had limited technology and knowledge related to residues management and how to add more value to them
SOLUTIONS NEEDED
1.Chopping machine
2.Options to add more value from chipped residues
INNOVATION OPTIONS
1.Fronds chopper
2.Biochar or fertilizer from oil palm residues
In discussion
1.Pellets made out of residues
ACTIVITIES' TIMELINE
Technical Working Group Meeting
March 5, 2024
Target Crops Selection
March 27, 2024
Target Crops Selection
Select target crops based on the three sustainable pillars of project's concept: Going Green (Climate Smart Agriculture), Increase Value of Agricultural Products and Sustainable Agricultural Machinery.
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Area Selection for each Target Crop
April - May 2024
2024 PSC Meeting
May 27, 2024
The meeting is to provide oversight and support from a management level, facilitating the exchange of ideas and opinions between the Thai and German delegations.
2024 Project Steering Committee Meeting
June 18, 2024, the project and DOAE team visited all cluster farm members and local DOAE to collect the group's information together.
Data collection at First Visit
Data collection
June 18, 2024
Situation Analysis
July - August 2024
DOAE, farmer heads and project team went to Bali region for agricultural knowledge and practices exchange.
Indonesia Study Tour
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Regional Study Tour 2024 in Indonesia
August 11-17, 2024
Germany Study Tour 2024
September 1-7, 2024
Plan Discussion and Chopper Machine Selection
August 29, 2024
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Discuss with the cluster farm group and local DOAE about the plan for demonstrations and innovative solutions suggestions. The members agreed as following plans.
Plan Discussion and Select Suitable Chopper Machine
Frond Chopper Machine Delivery
September 11, 2024
1/2024 Working Group Meeting
Develop three sustainable pillars for project's concept. Each pillar aligns with DOAE and MOAC's policy.
Chopper Machines Exploration
July - August 2024
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DOAE's Deputy Director General opened the ceremony by demonstrating the use of fronds chopper together with the cluster farm group's head.
Chopper Delivery Ceremony
Prepare for Composting Workshop of chipped fronds
October - November, 2024
Technical Working Group Meeting
November 26, 2024
2/2024 Working Group Meeting
Updates on progress of each target crop's demonstrations and activities in 2024. Present the activities plan of 2025.
Study Tour 2024
Follow Up Meeting
December 16, 2024
Follow Up Study Tour
All participants of both Study Tour give inputs of the topics they gained, what can be applied with their work and what's next to follow up.
Composting Workshop from chipped fronds
December 20, 2024
*rescheduled as there were floodings in Southern Thailand