Japan last year grew a grand total of five hectares of hemp. But that output belies the growing enthusiasm for the crop, which has a long history all across Asia, […]
Japanese First Lady to Headline Inaugural Kyoto Hemp Forum Read More »
Rapid development of processing technology is needed as the price of labor grows in China, marking clear near-term challenges for the hemp industry in the world’s largest single hemp growing
Labor Costs, Need for Technology Challenge China Hemp Read More »
NOTEBOOK Steve Allin International Hemp Building Association (IHBA) Director Steve Allin reflects on his visit to Nepal earlier this month where he’s working on hemp building projects with Dhiraj K.
‘It was the fear of the inhabitants that I will remember’ Read More »
Shah Hemp Inno-Ventures (SHIV) has started hemp-based construction of a waiting room and 4 staff rooms for a hospital at Janakpur, Nepal. SHIV, launched earlier this year and based in
SHIV Gets Hospital Project Rolling Read More »
Disappointment over Nepal’s new constitution has spurred southern Nepalese to shut down the Nepal-Indian border, halting transportation of fuel and basic goods from India and leading to a challenge for
Oil Crisis Adds Challenge for Nepalese Hemp Startup Read More »
Presentations on international hemp-based humanitarian and local development projects in North Africa and Asia will be highlighted during the World Hemp Quarter (WHQ), set for Paris Dec. 5-6. WHQ is
World Hemp Quarter to Highlight Humanitarian Projects Read More »
Dhiraj K. Shah will never forget the moment. “I was sleeping, and my wife saw it in the news and read me the headline,” he said of being awakened to
Entrepreneur Looks to Hemp to Rebuild Nepal Read More »
Uptake is brisk for attendance at this year’s International Hemp Building Association‘s annual symposium Oct. 6-7 in Uckermark, Germany, said IHBA director Steve Allin. Allin said delegates are already confirmed
Signups Brisk for Euro Hemp Building Symposium Read More »
Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer will give the keynote address at the annual Hemp Industries Association (HIA) (USA) conference set Sept. 27-29 in Lexington, KY. Comer, who failed in his
Hemp Conferences set in USA, Europe, Asia Read More »
When seven graduates from the H.R. College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai wrapped things up in the classroom back in 2011, they were sitting around wondering what to do
BOHECO’S Mission: Expanding the ‘Green’ in India Read More »
