History and Design of the Herb Garden

The elegant design of the Robison York State Herb Garden belies its history as a boisterous playground during the decades when Plantations...

What Are Herbs?

Herbs are defined by their use or significance to humankind. They include plants valued as flavorings, medicines, and fragrances, as well a...

Research at Plantations

As spring tiptoes in, my mind fills with the memory of spring woods carpeted with the delicate flowers of trillium and the quiet flutter of ...

Fall in love with Plantations

With every piece of land comes a piece of history and as time changes so we create history of our own.It so happened that the original farms...

Plantations around Medan

Medan was surrounded by plantations which nowadays form integral parts of the city. The names clearly show the origin of the nationality o...

Palm Oil Production Prospects Continue to Grow

A significant change in the oil palm industry has taken place during the past season, as Indonesia surpassed Malaysia in production of pal...

Distribution of Palm Oil Area and by Holdings

Although essentially an estate crop, oil palm has been successfully adapted to suit the needs of smallholders and has proved a powerful to...

Indonesia Geography

The country of Indonesia is a huge archipelagic nation whose extent is roughly 3,200 miles east to west and 1,100 miles north to south. It...

Palm Fruits

Palm fruit contains two types of oil: palm oil , which comes from the mesocarp or fleshy part of the fruit, and palm kernel oil, which com...

Rubber

The land occupied by Bakrie Sumatera Plantations has a history of rubber planting going back to 1911 and r...

Industrial plantations

Industrial plantations are established to produce a high volume of wood in a short period of time. Plantations are grown by state forestry...

Solar energy

Solar energy is energy directly from the Sun. This energy drives the climate and weather and supports virtually all life on Earth.  ...

BioFuel

Bio-energy " redirects here. For the term bio-energy in the context of non-mechanist philosophy or alternative medicine, see Vitalism...