Greenfeed Bulletin Issue 5

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”