Hempcrete seen as part of eco-friendly solution to Zimbabwe’s housing shortage
The government of Zimbabwe sees a role for hemp in construction after securing a $63 million line of credit from an African fund to develop…
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Capetown cannabis tech provider to distribute micro-decorticator in Southern Africa
Hoping to tap into the ongoing need for homes in Southern Africa, Capetown-based solutions provider The Best Grow has signed an agreement with Industrial Hemp…
Zimbabwe opens domestic market for CBD as traditional herbal medicine
Zimbabwe has opened up the domestic market for CBD as a traditional herbal medicine, expanding upon previous laws which had allowed production only for export….
South African project demonstrates hemp’s potential to upgrade existing buildings
Two South African companies say they will put the finishing touches on a seven-story building expansion constructed with hemp blocks later this year. Hemporium and…
‘SmartBox’ is integrated, portable solution for whole-plant hemp processing
An international team has developed integrated portable hemp processing technology that can capitalize on the entire hemp plant while supporting economically challenged communities and helping…
President’s pledge gets tepid welcome from cannabis council leader in South Africa
South African cannabis supporters have welcomed a pledge by President Cyril Ramaphosa to back the hemp and marijuana industries, but say they’ve so far been…
Botswana company gets exclusive license for hemp, marijuana
A Botswana company has been granted exclusive rights to produce hemp and marijuana in the southern African nation. Gaborone-based Fresh Standard Limited received the concessions…
Lack of rules hinders development in Morocco’s Rif, but co-op keeps building
The Moroccan government last year passed a law that could give impoverished farmers in the country’s Central Rif a chance to give up illegal cannabis…
Hemp probed to clean land in South Africa’s toxic gold mining areas
A South African researcher is looking into the potential of hemp farming to clean the soil in abandoned, highly-polluted former gold mining areas, and how…
German, Swiss, Canadian companies get licenses in Zimbabwe
Investors from Germany, Switzerland and Canada are among those who have received cultivation and processing licenses under Zimbabwe’s cannabis program. A total of 57 licenses…
