The road and track network is in poor condition: it needs to be repaired and regularly maintained. Land preparation and planting have begun in the Inti at Sukamandang, under acceptable conditions. The planting period in Central Kalimantan is between November and March. The soils are ferralitic (suitable for cultivation) to podzolic (unsuitable). A pedological study is proposed for the Sukamandang Inti. Some plots planted in peat bottomlands should be abandoned. A fertilizer schedule is given for the young Inti palms (years 1 and 2). For 2005 and 2006, we are planning to apply high fertilizer rates to rehabilitate palms displaying deficiencies, involving an investment of around US$ 3 million per year; this is to be confirmed by the leaf analysis scheduled for the second half of 2004. Thereafter, mineral nutrition will be managed in line with an annual leaf analysis combined with one or two reference trials. The Kumai oil mill has a capacity of 30 t FFB/hr, which can be expanded to 60 t FFB/hr by installing a second production line. The installation and the equipment, which are of generally good quality, have been amply sized and even oversized in some cases, with probable operating and maintenance repercussions. An oil mill with one production line and a capacity of 30 t FFB/hr expandable to 45 t FFB/hr would probably have been sufficient and much less expensive in terms of investment and operating costs. Mill construction has not been completed and investments of around US$ 0.85 to 1.35 million will be required in the next two years, notably for: - the construction of offices, a laboratory, workshops and stores, along with worker and manager housing, - completion of the second storage tank and various process improvements, - installation of a back-up boiler within a reasonable period, given the worrying condition of the existing boiler, of Indian origin, after less than 1,500 hours' operation. This additional investment should amount to around US$ 400,000. Since the