The Challenge
Famers are looking to diversify their activities, mitigate existing business risk, support the rural economy and provide real-time, tangible environmental benefits.
The UK lacks hemp fibre processing plants due to their high capital cost and the lack of manufacturers. Some exist, but their location, away from hemp growing areas, increase transportation costs.
The establishment of hemp growing in the UK has been sporadic and therefore hampered natural fibre product development and use.