A national non-profit association to support hemp growers has been formed in Germany. Nutzhanf-Netzwerk e.V. (“Hemp Network”) will promote hemp among German farmers and work to develop more local processing facilities, said Jörg Fierek, a vice-chairman of the new group.
“We want to make the advantages of industrial hemp better known to consumers in order to stimulate demand,” said the association’s manager, Aaron Kamperschroer.
Nutzhanf-Netzwerk said it will also advance opportunities for the use of industrial hemp in the construction sector as a way to help mitigate climate change.
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