During the past decade, the application of agricultural production systems modelling has
rapidly expanded while there has been less emphasis on model improvement. Cropping …

Agroforestry has attracted considerable attention in recent years because of its potential to
reduce poverty, improve food security, reduce land degradation and mitigate climate …

Agricultural systems models worldwide are increasingly being used to explore options and
solutions for the food security, climate change adaptation and mitigation and carbon trading …

Abstract From 1990, the Agricultural Production Systems sIMulator (APSIM) has grown from
a field-focused farming systems framework used by a small number of people, into a large …

Palm oil is a promising source of cooking oil and biodiesel. The demand for palm oil has
been increasing worldwide. However, concerns exist surrounding the environmental and …

Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) has become the most important oil crop throughout the world.
The growing palm oil production was mainly based on the expansion of cultivated area into …

Palm oil is a major contributor to Malaysia's GDP in the agriculture sector. The sheer
vastness of oil palm plantations requires a huge effort to administer. An oil palm plantation in …

Oil palm is one of the most rapidly growing tree crops in the tropics. It is long-lasting and
high yielding, serving as an input for a number of profitable industries. The rapid expansion …

Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis, Jacq.) is a prominent vegetable-oil-yielding crop. Cultivating
high-yielding oil palm with improved traits is a pre-requisite to meet the increasing demands …

Given their ability to provide food, raw material and alleviate poverty, oil palm (OP)
plantations are driving significant losses of biodiversity-rich tropical forests, fuelling a heated …