Historically, Ukraine was considered a leader in the cultivation of industrial hemp. However, global trends related to the “criminalization” of this type of activity had a negative impact in Ukraine as well. Thus, during Soviet times, Ukraine grew about 120,000 hectares of industrial hemp, now these areas have decreased by 30 times.
Globally woodworking enterprises have become the main opponents of the hemp industry, because the production of paper from hemp is much cheaper than from wood, since from 1 hectare you can get about 6 tons of pulp, which allows you to produce 4 times more paper than from the forest.
1 hectare of industrial hemp emits as much oxygen as four hectares of forest.
Hemp grows in 4 months, trees in 20-50 years
It`s curious that the first money, as well as the first printed Bible and the US Constitution, were made from hemp paper.
Technical hemp can be grown without any plant protection products application, it is environmentally safe and used in organic production. Therefore, this plant, without a doubt, can be attributed to the “green economy” system.
With the development of the textile industry, manufacturers of synthetic fabrics joined the opponents of hemp farming. In addition, hemp fiber is 10 times stronger than cotton, is not affected by sea salt water, and the fabric itself has antibacterial properties. Subsequently, representatives of the pharmaceutical industry became concerned about the growth of competition, because it is possible to produce natural therapeutic drugs from technical hemp with low THC content.
According to experts, about 50,000 different products can be made from technical hemp.
In addition to food and cosmetic purposes, hemp is used for the production of petroleum products, raw materials for construction, components for aircraft and ships. In 2014, Canadian motorists tried to realize the long-standing dream of Henry Ford and created the “greenest” car in the world – the Kestrel, the body of which is made of hemp.
In agriculture, you can easily use this plant in the production of fiber, which is the strongest in the world. Technical hemp is a part of the process of manufacturing edible products (including cakes and candies), medical and cosmetic products, construction materials. It is also used in the fuel and energy industry as a green ecological alternative. Granules from hemp processing waste are even used in road construction. A vivid example of such construction is the Kyiv-Odesa highway.
Securities are made from this plant, and it is also very often used in automobile construction to lighten structures.
This is the first agricultural crop that gave US farmers a profit of about 1 billion dollars in 1950.
Thus, the cultivation and processing of hemp is a multi-vector, highly profitable business.
Products that can be made from technical hemp
Material is taken from
“The Green Book” Industrial hemp market”
BRDO “Better regulation delivery office”