View PDF. COMPOSTING EMPTY FRUIT BUNCHES OF OIL PALM M. Suhaimi and H.K. Ong Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), P.O. Box 12301, 50774 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ABSTRACT Two (open and closed) of composting the empty fruit bunches (EFB) of oil palm were studied. Mixtures of EFB, fermentation liquid waste and