The study aimed at determining the feasibility of using non-wood plants as raw material for the
pulp and paper industry, and developing crop management methods for the selected species. The
properties considered important for a fibre crop were high yielding ability, high pulping quality and
good adaptation to the prevailing climatic conditions and possibilities for low cost production. A
strategy and a process to identify, select and introduce a crop for domestic short fibre production is
described in this thesis.