TCCL Oil Palm Field Handbooks (box set of five)

The Oil Palm Handbooks, written by Ian Rankine and Thomas Fairhurst, were first published in 1998. These handbooks were designed to provide a clear step-by-step guide to the cultivation of oil palm, from sourcing seeds for a nursery to harvesting mature fruit bunches and palm oil processing. This ‘recipe’ style approach has proven to be successful with over 30,000 copies sold internationally, including translations into Thai, Bahasa Indonesia, Spanish, and Hindi.

Set of the TCCL Oil Palm Handbooks (Nursery, Immature, Mature, Agronomy, general) in a strong box.

The set comprises five handbooks.

1. Nursery

Comprehensive guide to setting up and managing an oil palm nursery handbook for the cost efficient production of high quality oil palm seedlings. The handbook is divided into three sections:

Phase I – Nursery setup.
Phase II – Nursery management.
Additional useful information.

2. Immature

Comprehensive guide to development of new plantings and replanting of existing plantings. The handbook is divided into five sections:

Phase I – Project appraisal.
Phase II – Project planning.
Phase III – Plantation development and planting.
Phase IV – Immature plantation maintenance.
Additional useful information.

3. Mature

Comprehensive guide to the management of mature oil palm plantings. The handbook is divided into three sections:

Yield making.
Yield taking.
Additional useful information.

4. Agronomy

Comprehensive guide to oil palm agronomy. The handbook is divided into four sections:

Section I – Plantation inputs.
Section II – Agronomic data management.
Section III – Aspects of agronomic management.
Additional useful information.

5. General

Comprehensive guide to general oil palm management with coverage of administration, labour management, occupational health and safety. The handbook is divided into three sections:

Plantation management.
Sustainability.
Additional useful information.