Kisah Arachis Pintoi

Arachis pintoi (Pinto peanut; Portuguese common name: Amendoim-forrageiro) is a forage plant native to Cerrado vegetation in Brazil. It is native to the valleys of the upper São Francisco and the Jequitinhonharivers of Brazil. It has been named after the Brazilian botanist Geraldo Pinto, who first collected the plant at the locality of Boca do Córrego, município de Belmonte (State of Bahia) in 1954 and suggested its potential as a forage.

This wild perennial relative of the groundnut or peanut, has been of increasing importance to pasture improvement in the tropics. Its stoloniferous growth habit, subterranean seed production, high forage quality, and acceptability to grazing cattle are of particular value. The most common cultivar was first released in 1989 as cv. 'Amarillo' in Australia. Subsequently, it was released as cv. 'Mani Forrajero Perenne' in Colombiain 1992. It has been widely distributed in the tropics as accession CIAT 17434.

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Arachis
Species:	A. pintoi
Binomial name
Arachis pintoi Krapov. & W.C.Gregory

Ref : Wikipedia

Awang ada projek untuk kilangnya.

Projek Arachis Pintoi / Golden Glory / Yellow Peanut / Kekacang Kuning.

Objektif :

1. Mengurrangkan penggunaan bahan api fossil seperti aktiviti potong rumput. 

2. Mengurangkan kos upkeep kawasan berumput di kawasan kilang, perumahan dan kolam-kolam.

3. Cantikkan kawasan kerja dan persekitaran.

Kawasan sasaran

1. Semua kawasan kilang

2. Perumahan pengurus, am, staff dan pekerja

3. Kolam - kolam effluent

4. Kolam air

Pekerja sasaran

1. Semua terlibat.

Jangkamasa

Dari Julai 2012 hingga Februari 2013.

Target

1. Mengurangkan 50% kos sekarang.

Method

1. Kumpulkan rumput kering yang telah dipotong.

2. Susun ikut susunan berpetak.

3. Bakar.

4. Tanam.

5. Maintain ketebalan Arachis Pintoi tidak melebihi ketinggian 4 inci.

Kos

1. Tiada kos terlibat kerana kerja - kerja boleh dilakukan pada waktu lapang terutama pada masa musim kurang buah.