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Kumpulan Fima Berhad

(11817-V)

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The Group’s businesses range from

manufacturing to plantation operations.

In each business segment, we are

constantly looking at ways to reduce

our environmental footprint. The Group’s

priorities within this include:

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL

PRACTICES

Conservation areas:

Within our estates,

areas alongside river banks (riparian

reserves) are set aside as conservation

areas wildlife corridors which include,

among others, sanctuaries for migratory

birds and habitat for jungle flora and

fauna.

Soil Management:

We follow best

industry practices e.g. application of

empty fruit bunches (EFB), establishing

cover crops such as Mucuna bracteata,

Calopogonium

mucunoides

and

Calopogonium coeruleum, alone or in

mixture, to improve soil properties and

lower carbon dioxide emissions. Vetiver

grass has been planted along the ponds,

bunds and field drains to reduce erosion

and prevent landslips whilst at the

same time help clean the waste water.

Vetiver grass is a deep rooted grass

and is known for its high tolerance of

heavy metals, phosphates, nitrates and

agricultural chemicals.

Biological controls against pests:

Beneficial plants are planted to attract

predators (insects) of leaf pests. These

ENVIRONMENT

...we are constantly looking

at ways to reduce our

environmental footprint...

SUSTAINABILITY

REPORT 2017

predators feed on leaf pest larvae

thereby minimising the usage of

pesticides. The introduction of barn owls

in estates to suppress rodent population

and the placement of pheromone traps

to capture Rhinoceros beetles are

among methods that have been adopted

and proven effective.

Environmental assessment:

Environmental

impact

assessments

are

carried

out ahead of any new plantation

development.