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OIL PALM
KUAN-DON DISTRICT, SATUN
Our Oil Palm Cluster Farm Group is from Kuan-Don District, Satun province, Thailand. The group members have experiences and knowledge in oil palm production. Each year, unused palm fronds present an opportunity for sustainable innovation. The group has developed ideas to repurpose these crop residues, with a focus on finding practical and environmentally friendly uses for palm fronds.
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
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