By using Greenfeed® Slow Release
industry has become a serious problem. It l
In plantation industry, supervision is very
Fertilizer, these additional costs can be
apparently help the management team to
important in maintaining the standard operation
avoided.
reduce manpower for fertilizer application
procedure (SOPs) set by the plantation company.
and at the same time able to reduce their
The management comprises of Manager, Assistant
operation cost even further. It is essential for
manager, Field Supervisor and Mandores are all
Thus, the plantation company or smallholder will be able to reduce their
them to reduce cost as it will increase their profit responsible in supervising the works done by the
operating cost and save more money for
even more.
other purposes.
workers. For example, in fertilizer application mandores or field supervisor are responsible in
Accomplishing Durability and
making sure that all trees have been successfully
requires less frequent application. Each
Traceability
approach, it involves close supervision where
application of Greenfeed® Slow Release
Durability refers to the pelletized form of the
Fertilizer can last up to 6 to 9 months due to
fertilizer, as a nugget which after being
its restricting mechanisms. It is also
mechanically compacted can withstand an
recommended that Greenfeed® Slow
enormous pressure to prevent it from breakage.
On the other hand, Greenfeed® Slow Release Fertilizer is more convenient and
Release Fertilizer is applied twice per year
It means that after production, each nugget sent
whereas the conventional approach is
from the factory to any operating centers can
applied 2 to 3 times per year for each
survive any forces thrown at them until field
straight fertilizer. So, if there are 3 different
application.
applied with fertilizer. In term of conventional most of the area applied must be checked by them as soon as possible, provided that the fertilizer is visible to them. It might be hard to perform during occasional rain as it is affected
types of straight fertilizer, there will be a total of 9 times fertilizer application per
It is also essential to be durable to promote another
year. The high number of application per
advantage of Greenfeed® Slow Release
year is not an ideal for any operating center Fertilizer which is traceability. Traceability is as it proved to be troublesome for them to
introduced in order to make field supervision
complete the yearly program, especially
become easier.
when fertilizer application has been disrupted by raining season or due to shortage of labor. Apart from that, conventional fertilizer application requires a lot of labor work due to the fact that it involves high fertilizer volume. By reducing the dosage and frequency of fertilizer application, plantation company or smallholder will be able to reduce their labor cost and man days needed for fertilizer application. It is regarded to be a very efficient move as nowadays, the shortage of labor workers for plantation
“ Resorting to Slow Release Fertilizers nowadays is regarded as an efficient decision as overall costing can be reduced further. Issues such as labor shortage can also be managed properly”