The company, which owns a 4,765 hectare estate in Sarawak, Malaysia, describes the sustainability of their practices on their website. While their use of leguminous ground cover naturally suppresses weeds, thus reducing dependence on chemical herbicides, the integration of technologies such as satellite mapping ensure that fields are maximally productive—nothing goes to waste.
Finally, the additional services Asian Plantations offer the communities surrounding their estate, providing clean water, employment opportunities and medical services, are only boosted by their involvement with the surrounding rural economies: providing at-cost palm oil seedlings and free consultations on planting.
Choosing to plant in Malaysia, despite palm oil growing easily in any area of Southeast Asia, fortified Asian Plantations’ stance as an environmentally savvy company: not only has Malaysia protected over 60% of its land mass for Forest or Forest Reserve, but the country’s strong land titling regime, rule of law and financial leverage make it the most cost effective and sustainable place to grow palm oil.
On November 30, 2009, Asian Plantations Ltd was admitted to the AIM sector of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PALM.
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