smallholders, 7% state’s schemes and 20% owns by government schemes such as FELDA, FELCRA and RISDA (Figure 6) Figure 6: Distribution of oil palm plantation ownership in 2009 (Total hectarage: 4.69 million hectares) 2.1.2 The Importance of Palm Oil Oil palm produces one of the most popular edible oils in the world, palm oil. Palm oil is versatile oil with good nutritional value providing crucial source of food and energy supplies globally. Palm oil is extracted from the pulp of the fruit (Sumathi et al., 2008). The oil is light yellow to red in colour and is rich in beta-carotenes (the precursor of Vitamin A) and Vitamin E. The palm kernel oil is almost colourless and produced from the seed (Poku, 2002). Palm oil can be used in making margarine, ice-cream and as an ingredient in many processed foods, cosmetics and also engine lubricants. Apart from that, palm oil is used to produce many other downstream oleo-chemical products such as soap, palm fatty acids, palm methyl esters and many more (Sumathi 2008). Moreover, the palm oil et al., industry produces large quantities of biomass by-products such as EFB, fibres, shells, fronds, and trunks which can be converted into many value added product (Sumathi et 2008). al., More importantly, palm oil has been providing bio energy, an friendly alternative fuel source to supplement the decreasing high carbon fossil fuels. The renewable energy, biodiesel is a mono-alkyl esters of long-chain fatty acids derived from feedstock, such as vegetable oils. It is synthesized from the triglycerides in
smallholders, 7% state’s schemes and 20% owns by government schemes such as FELDA, FELCRA and RISDA (Figure 6) Figure 6: Distribution of oil palm plantation ownership in 2009 (Total hectarage: 4.69 million hectares) 2.1.2 The Importance of Palm Oil Oil palm produces one of the most popular edible oils in the world, palm oil. Palm oil is versatile oil with good nutritional value providing crucial source of food and energy supplies globally. Palm oil is extracted from the pulp of the fruit (Sumathi et al., 2008). The oil is light yellow to red in colour and is rich in beta-carotenes (the precursor of Vitamin A) and Vitamin E. The palm kernel oil is almost colourless and produced from the seed (Poku, 2002). Palm oil can be used in making margarine, ice-cream and as an ingredient in many processed foods, cosmetics and also engine lubricants. Apart from that, palm oil is used to produce many other downstream oleo-chemical products such as soap, palm fatty acids, palm methyl esters and many more (Sumathi et al., 2008). Moreover, the palm oil industry produces large quantities of biomass by-products such as EFB, fibres, shells, fronds, and trunks which can be converted into many value added product (Sumathi et al., 2008). More importantly, palm oil has been providing bio energy, an alternative fuel source to supplement the decreasing high carbon fossil fuels. The renewable energy, biodiesel is a mono-alkyl esters of long-chain fatty acids derived from feedstock, such as vegetable oils. It is synthesized from the triglycerides in friendly
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