A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Approach on the Production of Sago Sucker for Cultivation

Sago palm is one of the commodities being cultivated and traded in Malaysia for its high starch content. seedling, or commonly referred to as sucker, planting material sago cultivation. This paper discusses life cycle assessment approach calculation inventory production sucker. In this study, functional unit defined The process starts from reception suckers suppliers, raft preparation, rafts, fertilization, ends with transportation plantation. Interviews data verification were done on-site at Crop Research Application Unit (CRAUN) Sungai Talau Station. LCI showed that water was main input followed by diesel transportation, pesticides, fertilisers. outcome study provides a basis guideline planters implementing best agricultural practices sustainable sago.