Land development for Poverty Eradication Felcras Experience by P.RAGU Felcra Berhad Introduction Felcra in Brief Share system/estate management Poverty eradication Monitoring for High Yields Challenges Conclusions SCOPE OF PRESENTATION FELCRA Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority THE RURAL INSPIRATION Role of Felcra After independence, govt focused on poverty eradication, food self sufficiency - Felda large scale new development - Felcra established in 1966 To rehabilitate/develop state land To develop new land, fringe development land adjacent to village villagers to benefit All types of land JOB OPPORTUNITIES Felcra activities create jobs An Enterprising settler earns RM 800 1000/mth plus dividends Poverty line Income/month(RM) StatePoorHardcore poor Per household % % P. Malaysia Sabah Sarawak Malaysia Source: Ministry of Rural & Regional Development RUBBER 73,006 HEK (31.18%) PADDY 6,072 HEK (2.60%) OTHERS 1,161HEK (0.50%) OIL PALM 153,910 HEK (65.738%) SETTLERS ESTATE 234,150 HEKTAR RICE DISTRIBUTION IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA Seberang Perak TALIAIR UTAMA (MAIN CANAL) BLOK PENGAIRAN RBC Taliair Utama TOTAL NUMBER OF SETTLERS 5, ,305 WITH SETTLEMENT 3 + 3(rice + op) - 3,750 HARD CORE POOR SETTLERS SHARE SYSTEM ~ PROJECT MANAGED COLLECTIVELY AS ONE UNIT SHARE SYSTEM ~ PROJECT MANAGED COLLECTIVELY AS ONE UNIT BENEFITS AND RISKS WILL BE SHARED AMONG SETTLERS BENEFITS AND RISKS WILL BE SHARED AMONG SETTLERS AND MANAGEMENT OIL PALM ESTATE PADDY ESTATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR SETTLERS ESTATE Estate Management System Central Management Unit Settlers Income Sources Dividend Wages From Field Works Benefits From Share-System. Systematic Implementation of Critical Field Activities. Optimise Labour Utilization. Facilitate Evaluation and Adoption of Technologies. Benefits of share system consistent high yields MEMBAJAK KERING TRANSPERAK RICE LAND PREPARATION TRANSPERAK RICE NURSERY MECHANICAL TRANSPLANTER Settler participation KAWALAN SERANGGA Aerial Fertilizer Application. PENUAIAN PENGANGKUTAN PADI SECARA PUKAL WASTE TO WEALTH Monitoring for higher returns Oil palm : sph, ganoderma, nutrient levels Rice - water levels, quality - pests - diseases - weedy rice - rats - nutrient levels - soil fertility SERANGAN KUTU BERUANG KUTU BRUANG KESAN SERANGAN SIPUT GONDANG SIPUT GONDANG SERANGAN TIKUS PADI ANGIN SERANGAN PADI ANGIN MENYEBABKAN PADI MUDAH TUMBANG Rice damage due to GAS KESAN SERANGAN SIPUT GONDANG POMACEA Base Information Extraction Roads, tracks Power line Canals, drains River Oil palm as seen from above Magnesium deficiency Suspicious palms Avoid Empty points detected Oil palm : immature stage Challenges 1. High labour input scarce, costly - mechanise 2. Lack of early warning system p & d 3. Can satellite imagery help? 4. Can we fertilize based on aerial images? 5. Aeroplanes costly. Gyroplane?? Concluding Remarks: Contributed to social upliftment of settlers Poverty eradicated to an extent Not enough More to be done Go high tech - collaborate