1. 1. Introduction: MyKenaf Sdn. Bhd.
• Plantations: Kg Tebu Hitam, Rompin, Pahang
 Kenaf trees: Fiber & core
 Animal feed (silage)
• R&D in planting
 Introp, University Putra Malaysia & Common Fund for Commodity,
UNIDO at Puchong University Park, UPM
 Fiber – strands for fabric industry
 Fiber – fiber for vehicle applications
• R&D in harvesting
 Introp, UPM
 Machine improvement for harvesting
• R&D in processing
 Machine improvement & fabricator for specific task
 BADEC (baby decorticator) machine
 Shaker machine – separating core & fiber
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2. 2. Kenaf planting activities: Mykenaf Sdn Bhd
Location: Kg. Tebu Hitam, Rompin, Pahang
Former paddy field (rice)
Area: 1,200 acres
Kenaf planting all year round
Commence: 2010 to current
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3. 3.0 Implication: kenaf commodity
 The specific best kenaf clone / variety for
specific use:
 Fiber
 Core
 Kenaf powder
 Leaves & stem: for food
Seed supply according to precision farming
planting schedule, high germination rate.
Target harvest & quantity within requirement
period, just-in-time cultivation.
Kenaf as a commodity with controlled
production volume, quality and pricing for
sustainable industries.
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4. 4. Implication: Production of raw material for
advanced technology applications
Production of high quality fine
kenaf powder, either mixed with
kenaf fiber or pure kenaf core
will determine the end product
properties.
Improvement of kenaf recovery
rate is a daunting task.
Economic of scale to be studied.
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5. 5. Kenaf planting: precision farming
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6. 6. Mechanization R&D
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8.1 Kenaf growing stages : 1 – 2 week
• Animal feed for chicken, ducks – fresh leaves
 Fish foods (formulated palletized)

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8.2 Kenaf growing stages: 3– 4 weeks
• Animal feed: goat, sheep, cattle, buffalo, horse etc.
 High nutrient fresh leaves
 Formulated silage
 Formulated pellet

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8.3 Kenaf growing stages: 3 – 4 weeks
• Fresh vegetables for man
 Salad
 Light boiled
 Cook with curry & dal

10. 9.1 Kenaf-based industrial products:
kenaf high density board: pallet / material handling
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11. 9.2 Kenaf industrial product:
animal bedding, sanitation
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12. 9.3 Kenaf industrial product:
Biomass » organic fertilizer
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13. 10. Temporary collection & storage
center: Kg Tebu Hitam
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14. 11.1 Gantt chart of kenaf growth stages
Growth rate variety V36
3.00
2.50
2.00
Height, M
1.50
Series1
1.00
0.50
0.00
Time, week
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Minggu Aktiviti Ketinggian, M
1 Plough, Soil amendment, Rotor, Seeding 0.00
2 Patch seeding 0.02
3 NPK / urea 0.20
4 0.60
5 Foliar 0.95
6 1.40
7 Foliar 2, jika perlu 1.80
8 2.20
9 2.60
10 Tuai, cabut 2.80
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15. 11.2 Precision farming / schedule farming
• Small holders cultivations
• Planting area: 1 acre / participant
• MyKenaf Sdn Bhd as wholesale buyer
201m
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10
20m
1 ton
green
Planting cycle: 10 weeks
Harvesting & processing cycle: 12 week
Harvest focus = 1 ton green / plot / week
Using BADEC capable to produce: 300 kg long fiber & 500 kg core
totalling 80% recovery
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16. 11.3 Best practice of planting & processing
 Flat land with good soil nutrient. Soil type
of sandy-loam, peat-sandy and clay-
sandy.
 Good irrigation & soil platform
 No pest. Fenced area.
 Planting density: >800,000 trees / ha
 Plenty of water in the early growing
stage
 Plant height >2.5 m harvesting time
 Harvest >8 ton dry  Harvest age: 75 – 85 days
fiber /ha /cycle  Harvest method: whole plant pulled-off
 Income >RM15,000 /  Storage method: standing - to slow down
ha semusim (tambah the drying & retting process
nilai: bio / water retted  Fiber & core separation to be done
fiber) immediately to retain best quality fiber.
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17. Small holders can reap bountiful
harvest by growing kenaf –
continuous income
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18. 12. Cooperation implications between Mykenaf
Sdn Bhd – integrated processing center
• Integrated processing center on the strategic location
• Setting up collection center, primary
processing, packaging, storage, show room and trading center in
Rompin District, Pahang.
• Yield from 1,200 acres of kenaf plantations in Kg Tebu Hitam, Rompin:
 Fiber – 3 tan/acre x 1200 acres x 4 cycles = 14,400 tan/year
 Core – 5 tan/acre x 1200 acres x 4 cycles = 24,000 tan/year
• Growers income: RM 8,300 x 4 pusingan x 1 acre = RM 33,200.00/year
• Potential small holders: 1,200 participants
• Single largest kenaf plantation in Malaysia
• Model farming
• International excellent center for kenaf: UNIDO, INFO, CFC
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19. Integrated kenaf mill: powder, 12.1 Collection,
polymer composite, fiberboard,
bio-composite, apparel fiber & processing, packaging
moulded product & trading center in
Rompin, Pahang
• 2 plots of land on the main
road Kuala Rompin –
Pekan, at Kg Tebu Hitam
• Land belongs to state
Center for weighing, collection, government
animal feed processing &
storage of core & fiber • Land can be leased for
long term
• Setting up the collection
center, processing
packaging, showroom &
trading
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20. 12.3 Integrated kenaf mill in
Rompin, Pahang
2 plots of land measuring 4.04 ha each for:
1. Center for weighing, collection of kenaf stem,
animal feed processing (silage) and storage for
kenaf fiber & core.
2. Integrated kenaf mill, producing:
 Kenaf powder processing center
 Kenaf polymer composite – vehicle components
 Kenaf fiberboard – construction materials
 Kenaf bio-composite
 Kenaf apparel fiber
 Kenaf moulded product – material handling
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