Kenaf Harvester

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Kenaf can be planted all year round. However, Kenaf is best to be harvested during the dry season. In getting the optimum fiber quality, the appropriate harvesting time will be after 120 days of growth. Harvesting processes involved cutting the stem via manually or mechanically and then dried in the field. Once dried, the stem be chopped and baled. The harvesting equipment used for Kenaf depends much on the location, the size of the farm and also the final product. Normally, farm of the size of 3 to 5 Hectares usually used manual harvesting. In mechanical harvesting, several methods are normally used; amongs them are the forage harvester of chopper and the modified sugarcane harvester.