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Oil palms have a long history of human use. The oil contains a high level of saturated fats and can withstand the heat of extreme deep-frying and resists oxidation. It contains no trans fat, and the by-products from its production can be used as fuel. Soon after SALCRA came into operation in 1976, the  Agency started its first oil palm plantation project – namely, the Lubok Antu Oil Palm Project. Oil palm plantations have remained SALCRA’s main activity, and it was through that which Sarawak’s rural communities were transformed into integrated land development programmes.

SALCRA’s development centres are currently located in 5 divisions, which are Kuching, Samarahan, Serian, Sri Aman, and Betong. The plantation projects are represented by 19 oil palm estates, covering an area of 53,397 hectares, stretching from Lundu District in the west, to Roban in the east. These are administratively divided in 4 regions, which are: Bau-Lundu, Serian, Sri Aman, and Saratok. Each of these regions is headed by an appointed Area Manager.

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At SALCRA, we not only create wealth, we also engage our Stakeholders. What do we do for "Stakeholders Engagement"?, plenty. Unrivaled in land development.

Some of this includes:

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Major pests in oil palm plantations in Malaysia are rats, bagworms, nettle caterpillars, rhinoceros beetle, bunch moth and termite whilst the diseases of consequence are the Ganoderma basal stem rot and, to a lesser extent, Marasmius bunch rot.

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Insecticides will remain the main weapon against insect pests, but an integrated approach is given increasing importance. This approach involves regular monitoring, good agronomic practices, conservation, supplementation and utilisation of natural control agents, and the judicious use of chemicals.

Chemicals with a broad-spectrum of activity, long and persistent residues, and high mammalian toxicity will continue to be replaced by safer and more target-specific products that are also safer to the environment.

A critical aspect of oil palm cultivation is water management, as oil palm trees require significant amounts of water. Unstable water supplies may lead to unnecessary stress to trees and compromise both vegetative growth and fruit production.

Therefore, sustainable measures to managing water supply are required to be implemented, in order for oil palm trees to achieve optimum growth.

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Some of the water management measures implemented by SALCRA include:

• Management of fresh water on undulating/ hilly/ inland soils
• Management of fresh water management on flat and coastal soils

SALCRA practices a zero-burning technique both in the replanting and development of new areas for oil palm plantations. Palms are felled, chipped and/ or shredded, and trees and sapling are staked in windrow and left to decompose on site.

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This approach is superior to the slash-and-burn technique because:

• It allows complete return of organic matter to the soil, which helps to preserve, restore and improve soil chemical and fertility as well as physical properties of the soil.
• Immediate replanting of trees can be carried out, as the new stands can be planted simultaneously while felling and shredding are being done.
• Replanting can be done without violating the Environmental Quality (Clean Air), and contributes positively towards efforts in minimizing global warming.

In keeping with the Organisation’s philosophy on sustainability, SALCRA formulated its plantation development to include the following criteria:

• Retaining as much natural forest cover on hill slopes. Development of areas exceeding 25 degrees will incorporate mitigating measures to reduce surface run-off and soil erosion. Terracing, planting of legumes and retaining of covers are practiced to reduce surface run-off and soil erosion.
• Construction of terraces for any slope with gradient of more than 10 degrees. Forest cover serves as reserves for natural enemies of oil palm pests, and is also part of the effort to conserve local flora and fauna.
• Retaining and maintaining riparian reserves to minimize soil run-off. These reserves function as a filtration system to preserve the quality of water entering rivers.

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The Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) is a Malaysian standard to address the sustainability aspects of the local palm oil industry, as well as an ethical platform to boost world market access.

SALCRA is in the midst of incorporating its environmental and sustainable operations in all estates and mills to be in compliance with the MSPO certification, in keeping with the aim of the Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities to ensure palm oil produced from Malaysia will be certified with MSPO by 31st December 2019.

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