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Marcotting or air layering is used in our farm to propagate fruit trees such as limau nipis, limau purut and lemon.  We also use it to increase the numbers of any endangered tree we come across. Matured lemon tree from marcotting  We have high success rates with the following method: Have a clean cut on the chosen branch from the side of the tree facing the morning sun Dusting with rooting powder helps speed up the process Wrap with areca nut fiber that has been pre-soaked for an hour or so with boiled water Wrap well with cling wrap...

Here's some permanent agriculture (permaculture) features at the farm: Alley cropping of napia grasses to reduce pressure on arable land for ruminants.  By cultivating grasses we can raise up to 200 goats per acre of land versus around 15 here in Malaysia.  We alley crop with nitrogen-fixing leguminous gliricidia septum.  It may be necessary to fallow with leguminous cover crops...

Officers from FAMA say we are the only organic watermelon producer in the country.  They should know, since they visit almost all farms in Malaysia in efforts to upgrade farming methods to meet...