Avisala!
I have a lot of videos stored in my phone and I guess it's time to share some of them here. They're only short videos I took for IG reels, but I'm still so lazy editing them, so I'll just share them as is.
For this one, as I was scrolling through my saved videos, I was amazed by the oil palm plantation we passed by when we visited La Palmera Mountain Ridge in Columbio, Sultan Kudarat. When you say oil palm plantations, it's usually Malaysia and Indonesia as these two countries are the world's largest producers of palm oil. I didn't know we have oil palm plantations here in the Philippines. Maybe because it's located in a remote municipality in Mindanao and the reputation in that part of the country is not that good. It's only now that tourists are starting to explore the beauty that's hidden in those places.
Due to its remoteness, the only mode of transportation going to the ridge is via habal-habal or motorcycle. That's an adventure in itself; even going to Columbio is another adventure worthy of a different post. Anyway, I'm just amazed by how large the plantation is. It's almost like the whole mountain has been converted into oil palm groves. The guide told me that the locals prefer oil palm now because they can harvest almost every month and the value of oil palm fruits is higher now.
I guess that's it. I hope you'll enjoy this video!
Kim Ybañez
Welcome to Kim's small corner in Hive. He is a chemical engineer by profession but a blogger by passion. He is a wanderlust and an adventure seeker. Join his quests as he visits remote destinations, climbs mountains, tries new and exotic dishes, and explores his country (The Philippines). He's also a trying-hard photographer, so stay tuned as he shares his photos and his thought process while creating them.
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It looks cool but in Malaysia and Indonesia, this oil palm business has been a total disaster for local nature and wildlife. That´s actually the main reason why many people here in Europe don´t buy any food that contains palm oil. I hope your country would go for more sustainable way of doing that ;)
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I have seen some documentaries that they levelled virgin forests and orangutan habitats just to plant oil palms. Here, it's mostly grasslands and denuded ravines. I'm not sure if they are doing it in a sustainable way.
Yeah, the orangutans became the (sad) symbol of the oil palm business but destroying the original forests and unique ecosystems put many other animal and plant species in danger or even brink of extinction in those areas... Glad to know that the impact is not so devastating in your country. Yet.
I know the impact to the local wildlife is already devastating regardless of the initial state of the land. Imagine removing all the local flora and fauna just to introduce a monoculture that's not even native to the area.
Riding in a Habal-Habal is truly a great adventure as anyone traveling here could see the vast plantation. I have never been to Sultan Kudarat but it was nice to know that there are rich oil palms here. I never realized until I saw this video. More travels and amazing adventures!
I was really shocked when we got there. I also didn't oil palm plantation exists here in the Philippines.
You have a beautiful place amazing
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STOPNever heard or seen anything of oil palm plantations so far. But as interesting as it sounds, on a quick search it seems like they are not the best option for most of the globe. So sad to hear that!!!
there are some other places in maguidanao had an palm oil platation own by the muslims..
They're not indeed the best option if virgin forests are cleared to give way to these plantations, but if the land is already barren, then oil palms is okay. It's all about land management.
Let me try again...
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ang ganda i hope i will visit this place one day soon
Malapit ka lang jan?
The video makes things look much more clear, we all should go on such trips especially when it's vacations, it makes our mind relaxe and learns a lot of special things.