K&JIP FUTURE PLANS

The multi-purpose role of kenaf and jute in agro-ecosystems has encouraged the K&JIP to harness the efficiency of the crop to provide adequate, readily available and quality raw materials that would secure the industrial and economic growth of Nigeria. Therefore, the recent research outputs on using improved kenaf productivity to reinvigorate value chain farming system for cottage and industrial uses have encouraged its adaptation and adoption into the existing farming systems in the different agro-ecologies of Nigeria.

Developing technology to reduce cultivation cost through improved agronomic practices and crop protection measures has improved the adoption of kenaf into the farming system.