Environment news in Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre

1. High fertilizer costs squeeze oil palm smallholders in Sabah

   6 days ago Saluran 122 Kampung Kasih Sayang, Bukit Garam, Kinabatangan, Sabah 40.5 km

   Oil palm smallholders in Kampung Kasih Sayang, Bukit Garam, Kinabatangan, Sabah, are under pressure from persistently high fertilizer prices, which have risen from RM55 for a 50kg bag to RM120 for a 60kg bag. Reduced fertilizer use is feared to affect crop yields over the next two to three years, potentially impacting Sabah's palm oil output, which contributes 22.1 percent of the national total.