Oil palm crop has been consistently growing in the last years; and according to some studies there are regions without restrictions or with mild restrictions through which oil palm planted area could expand. However, crop expansion in these regions must face, among others, labor shortage issues. Mechanization is an alternative to face this problem in countries such as Malaysia. However, this is a filed in which oil palm research has just begun in Colombia. This paper shows a review over some aspects related to agricultural mechanization, especially on oil palm cultivation in activities that are labor-demanding such as internal fresh fruit bunch handling and transport, fertilizer application, weed control and harvest.