1. MyKenaf Sdn Bhd operates kenaf plantations and conducts research and development on kenaf planting, harvesting, and processing. It has 1,200 acres of kenaf plantations in Kg Tebu Hitam, Rompin, Pahang.
2. The document discusses MyKenaf's precision farming approach to kenaf cultivation, including cultivation cycles, harvesting schedules, and plans to involve smallholders.
3. Plans are outlined to establish an integrated kenaf processing center in Rompin, Pahang to process fiber and core from MyKenaf's plantations and involve smallholders in kenaf cultivation.
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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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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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