Soleco (Global) Ltd approach is to utilize large volumes of consistent hybrid seeds with enhanced growth, optimal phenotype selection, optimized branching structure, pest resistance, and soil adaptation. Hybrid seed production will:
• Significantly reduce production and deployment costs to a fraction that required under other propagation techniques.
• Significantly enhanced productivity and cost efficiencies in scaling large plantations.
• Better root development compared to other propagation methods.
• Improved logistics including reduced handling costs and more efficient shipping compared to cuttings, which must be in the ground at maximum of seven days after they have been cut.
• Superior plant uniformity resulting in greater, more consistent yields and profitability.
• Significantly reduced timeline.
Hybrid seed production requires 1/50th the land needed to produce clonal plants by vegetative propagation, with the added benefits of hybrid vigor, strong tap roots, improved plant health, and reduce handling and deployment costs.
Drip irrigation technology
Relatively new to the plantation sector, as with any new technology, the objective of drip irrigation is to maximize profits through optimizing tree growth, resulting in higher yields and better quality.
Drip irrigation does significantly increase project capital costs initially, but it addressed a number of areas required for a successful feedstock production. Scientific application of drip irrigation allows for short harvest production periods.,This is very pertinent to our harvesting process. Some nutrients and insecticides can also be applied through the drip irrigation system thus reducing amount of labor required and the logistics surrounding the management of labor to apply these manually.
Intercropping
A critical aspect in developing an effective ecological farming system is to manage and organize crops so that they best utilize the available resources such as sunlight, soil, air, water, farm labor, equipment, etc.
This type of development requires a cropping system designed to bring diversity into our farming while mimicking nature.
