The Largest Producer of Biomass, That Is Equatorial Region

Indonesia is a country through which the equator is passed so become tropical climate with the sun shining all year long with an average of 12 hours each day. The number of volcanoes that are widely spread in various islands make the soil is also fertile. Moreover, with high rainfall of 2700 mm / year or three times higher than the world average of only 900 mm / year makes Indonesia is also ideal for agriculture and plantations of various types of plants. Indonesia's rainfall is higher than India (1,080 mm), America (715 mm), China (645 mm), Brazil (1,750 mm), Argentina (591 mm) and even Thailand (1,625 mm). Only two of our neighbors are able to surpass the Indonesian rainfall of Malaysia (2,875 mm) and Papua New Guinea (3,140). In fact, we should be even more grateful when compared to countries such as Jordan (111 mm), Qatar (74 mm), Saudi Arabia (59 mm) and Egypt who only get 51 mm rainfall per year. Biomass production for energy is also optimal with these climatic conditions. A carbon neutral scenario using biomass as a fuel to reduce and even replace coal has been widely implemented and even has become a state policy, such as Japan, Korea, China and some countries in Europe. In the near future many countries are expected to implement similar programs or policies. Integration of energy plantation and livestock for optimization of land use can be done under the scenario of 5F Project For The World!.

Empirically with the climatic conditions of Indonesia, that lies at the equator makes woody biomass production quicker significantly. The process of photosynthesis with sunshine throughout the year is a factor in accelerating the growth and production of biomass of these woody biomass. Energy plantations should be made in many parts of Indonesia, that because the large amount of land available. Based on the factors above short rotation crops such as calliandra and gliricidae within 1 year, it can be harvested in Indonesia with the same amount of poplar and willow grown in the sub-tropical country for 4 years. A real difference, of course. Based on the analysis of energy plantations also provide greater profit compared to oil palm plantations, more further can be read here.

Indonesia is also very potential as the world's largest producer of wood pellets. Wood pellet production with energy plantations or trees is also very much in line with the concept of Islam. The fulfillment or self-sufficiency of food, energy and water needs is the long-term goal of the 5F Project For The World. Once again the potential of Indonesia is remarkable as the world's largest biomass producer, so the "green" earth will be the target of today and future renewable energy entrepreneurs.

Planting Trees For Answering The World Problems

By planting a variety of essential human problems in life can be overcome, namely food, energy and water. These problems currently faced by humans for a variety of environmental damage is also caused by the act of the hands of men themself. There are many types of plants created by Allah SWT  (God Almighty ) in this world, so choose the one most suitable is the thing we need to do. Revive dead land and making it productive so will productive for human life, of course is highly recommended especially when the world is plagued by crises such as food, energy, water supply, including clean air. Currently there are an estimated 1 billion people on this earth who are facing the problem of hunger.  Millions of hectares of land are still abandoned and not used, even globally each year there are approximately 6 million hectares of land or farmland into deserts (desertification) due to the barren and unused. Forest area continued to narrow so it is still very far from the standard minimum requirement for a region is a concern in itself.

When the soil has been damaged so it needs to be restored, the plant species of legumes (Leguminosae) is the most suitable in these conditions. This is because the plant species of legumes have characteristics: cool / moisten the surface of the soil, the root nodule being able to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere means able to fertilize the soil damaged / barren, and capable of preventing erosion. Calliandra is the type of crop legumes (Leguminoceae) suitable for these conditions. The main results of wood for energy as for the production of wood pellets and byproducts in the form of leaves for farm goat or cow and flowers for honey bee breeding is to address the problem of food. Integration plantation / forest of calliandra with farm goat / cow will make the business optimally. Addition of new water sources is also very likely arise as a result of the plantation or the forest of calliandra. Calliandra plants that can be harvested relatively quick at an average of 1 year and still be productive until about 25 years into the future without having to plant every year because of the pattern coppice, has its own charm. Furthermore, on the sidelines of the Calliandra plants can be planted from other types that are tailored to local needs and conditions, for example caliandra with corn, Calliandra with bananas, Calliandra with pine, Calliandra with olives, Calliandra with dates palm and so on.

Calliandra age 1 week

Calliandra age of 2 weeks

Calliandra nursery for 1,200 hectares energy plantation

Another thing that should we acknowledge is the position we are in the tropics with beautiful nature, vast territory and fertile land (before it breaks). With the tropical climate of the sun will shine throughout the year so that the process photosintesa of the plant will run optimally it will accelerate the productivity of plants such as Calliandra.  With these conditions in Indonesia Calliandra timber productivity on average 4 times faster with plants poplar / willow in the sub-tropical or take 1 year in Indonesia, which is equal to 4 years in sub-tropical regions for the same amount of timber (wood). If all optimized then Indonesia is very likely going to be the largest biomass producer in the world capable of answering the problems of the world. Whereas in the energy sector are very suitable conditions when the world is also vying for loweringthe temperature of the earth with its biomass energy waves.