As part of his annual report, President Carlos Alvarado presented the measures with which he hopes to rebuild the economy after the COVID 19 Pandemic, which includes promoting Hemp planting.
“We will promote the cultivation of Hemp to reactivate the productive sector, with all the guarantees and security necessary,” said the President to the deputies yesterday.
The production of the plant allows the extraction of fibers with uses ranging from the food sector to construction. In addition to marijuana, you can extract oils, proteins, ecological fuels, insulating materials and textiles for automobiles. As such, the Cannabis variety from which Hemp is extracted has no psychoactive effects.
Since the beginning of the year, the agricultural sector has indicated that the guarantee for Hemp production would allow crop diversification and job creation. But the producers denounced complications to obtain the seeds.
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