Table 7.
Summary of the major existing studies regarding the impacts of climate change on oil palm plantation in Malaysia
| Author and year | Title of the article | Significant findings |
|---|---|---|
| Sarkar et al. (2020) | Impacts of climate change on oil palm production in Malaysia. | A negative relationship was noted between annual temperature and oil palm production. If temperature rose by 1–4 °C, the oil palm yield declined to 10–40%. |
| Oettli et al. (2018) | Climate based predictability of oil palm tree yield in Malaysia. | The occurrence of El Niño in the Pacific Ocean reduced the amount of rainfall received over Malaysia and increased the air temperature. These caused water stress to oil palm trees and decreased FFB yield. |
| Nabara and Man (2018) | The role of extension activity-based adaptation strategies toward climate impact among oil palm smallholders in Malaysia: A systematic review. | The use of planting materials tolerant to extreme rainfall, soil, and water conservation, as well as extension programmes, appears to be an effective adaptation measure to climate change. |
| Nda et al. (2018) | Effects of hydrological parameters on palm oil FFB yield. | Variability of temperature and rainfall from one month to the other had a significant impact on oil palm yield. |
| Chizari et al. (2017) | Economic climate model of the oil palm production in Malaysia. | Rising temperature and decreasing precipitation reduced oil palm yield. |
| Wan Noranida et al. (2015) | Effect of climate change on oil palm production in Malaysia. | Increment in temperature adversely affected oil palm yield. |
| Paterson et al. (2015) | Future climate effects on suitability for growing of oil palm in Malaysia and Indonesia. | A significant decrease was noted in climatic suitability for oil palm production, particularly a gradual drop in climatic suitability by 2030 and a rapid decrease by 2100. This implies that oil palm production will be affected severely. |
| Paterson et al. (2013) | How will climate change affect oil palm fungal diseases. | The climate favours the emergence of new oil palm diseases. Changing climate modified the pathogenic distribution range, temporal activity, and community structure. |
| Paterson and Lima (2018) | Climate change affecting oil palm agronomy, and oil palm cultivation increasing climate change, require amelioration. | A significant reduction in climatic suitability for oil palm production due to climate change and variability. |
| Zainal et al. (2012) | Economic impacts of climate change on the Malaysian palm oil production. | Climatic change displayed nonlinear impacts on net revenue, apart from predicting a drop in revenue from the oil palm sector. |