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 hemp farming could boost economic […]
Hemp probed to clean land in South Africa’s toxic gold mining areas Read More »
Recent election results in Germany have buoyed hemp stakeholders as parties expected to be represented in the new government are on record as agreeing to reforms in the country’s cannabis
German hemp stakeholders hopeful about reforms under new government Read More »
Startup Canadian Industrial Hemp Corporation (CIHC) said it has raised more than $1 million of a $5 million dollar goal on crowdfunding site wefunder.com. Lewes, Delaware-based CIHC has been working
Plastics startup off to fast start after raising $1 million via crowdfunding Read More »
A fast-growing and cost effective hemp industry can fulfill its economic development and environmental promise only through widespread implementation of smart technology systems, a white paper released today suggests. The
Tech-driven processing critical to advancing the industrial hemp revolution Read More »
The British Hemp Alliance (BHA) is surveying farmers to get a handle on the size of the UK hemp industry and to underscore the plant’s potential to address environmental challenges.
BHA will use survey results to push UK government for change Read More »
A Czech-based hemp cluster said pushing for a stable legal environment for the sector will continue to be its main focus after developing a three-year plan that will push a
CzecHemp cluster has ambitious plans but must still fight stigma Read More »
Hemp grown to clean up polluted soil could be used for hempcrete construction and to produce energy, with virtually no health risks, an Italian researcher has suggested. Vito Gallo, Professor
Italian researcher says stalks from polluted soil OK for building, energy Read More »
As the European Union’s strategy for the textile industry evolves, hemp can play a critical role in making the sector sustainable, Europe’s leading industrial hemp group argues in a recently
Euro trade group says hemp can be key to a sustainable textile sector Read More »
A bill that would establish a hemp development program in the Italian region of Umbria envisions a supply chain based primarily on hemp fiber and hurd. The measure, introduced this
Italy’s Umbria region has ambitious hemp plan based on fiber Read More »
By Robert Ziner, CIHC, Canada According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the conventional building sector contributes up to 30% of total annual greenhouse gas emissions globally. Left unchecked, those
Hemp building materials have big role to play in environmental renewal Read More »
