Kenaf: A Crop for the Future

By Ian McIntyre

January 2025 FEATURE
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Kenaf board chairperson, Wan Abdul Rahim (second from left) and his officers observing the kenaf garden plantation. Images by the National Kenaf and Tobacco Board.
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HAVE YOU HEARD of Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus)? Probably one of the most underrated herbaceous crops in the country’s vast commercial agriculture field, kenaf is not directly edible, but when processed and chemically mixed with other compounds, it becomes an interesting industrial proposition for the users.Grown in abundance in Kelantan, parts of Terengganu, Pahang, Kedah and Perlis—the Malay belt states—most people from elsewhere have never even heard of this plant. The ignorance is unfortunate as kenaf has been around since the...

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Ian McIntyre

is a veteran journalist with over 25 years of experience reporting from mainstream and alternative media. He subscribes to a belief that what is good for society is likewise beneficial for the media.

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