Zimbabwe will push research to develop domestic hemp varieties
The Zimbabwean government said it will ramp up research and eventually produce domestic hemp varieties as part of the country’s efforts to shore up income from a shrinking tobacco industry. […]
View ArticleGhana finally appears to have law that will open hemp market
After fits and starts, it appears Ghana finally has legislation that will open up the market for industrial hemp and medical cannabis. The country’s Parliament recently presented the Narcotics Control […]
View ArticleOfficials in South African province say they’ll support newly licensed hemp...
Several hundred farmers have received licenses to produce hemp in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), and officials say the growers will get training in the crop. A total […]
View ArticleHemp, medical MJ legislation awaits president’s signature in Ghana
The Ghana Parliament has passed legislation that could open up the market for industrial hemp and medical cannabis. The Parliament earlier this month voted in favor of the measure, officially […]
View ArticleCannabis biochar and carbon credit project aims to boost farmers in Ecuador’s...
A cannabis farming cooperative in Ecuador’s northern Amazon will work with German specialists to optimize biochar production for carbon dioxide removal and soil regeneration. Cooperativa Ananda and...
View ArticleHemp at disadvantage under Morocco’s rules aimed at getting marijuana under...
Enthusiasm is building for cannabis production in Morocco, with the National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis-Related Activities (ANRAC) reporting a surge in licenses issued since the start of...
View ArticleCommercialization of hemp lags in Zimbabwe despite established laws and...
Despite clearly defined laws and regulations, a “knowledge and information gap” is holding back the hemp industry in Zimbabwe, stakeholders say. That gap is a challenge to widespread commercialization,...
View ArticleBotswana’s president hopes hemp, medical cannabis can help ease dependence on...
Hemp and medical cannabis have been singled out for development in Botswana, under newly elected President Duma Boko’s agenda to diversify the country’s diamond-reliant economy. Speaking during his...
View ArticleZimbabwe’s hemp sector faces hurdles despite growing interest and regulatory...
While interest remains high in Zimbabwe’s hemp industry, stakeholders are finding the going rough as the nascent sector unfolds. Despite significant regulatory strides, Zimbabwe’s hemp industry is...
View ArticleHemp in focus at Zimbabwe’s $16.9 million ‘transformative’ agro-industrial...
Zimbabwe’s ambitious $16.9 million Goromonzi Agro-Industrial Park, a project aimed at transforming the nation’s agricultural sector, is set to include a significant focus on industrial hemp and...
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