Can hemp and other alternative crops to increase the yield of agriculture?
It was one of the main issues that the representatives of the National farmers ' Federation asked the farmers of Australia, traveling around the country. This information project was organized to discuss the program of agriculture development until 2030.
Now the turnover in the sector of Australian agriculture is estimated at 60 billion USD and it is planned to raise up to 100 billion dollars. Therefore, it is important to find resources that go beyond the traditional areas in agriculture.
In the field seminars were attended by the President of the industrial hemp Association of Victoria Lyn Stephenson, who owns a farm on cultivation of industrial hemp.
"Hemp can provide people with food, textile and construction products," she says.
According to Ms. Stevenson, the industry of hemp, indeed, actively growing, especially because last year the Federal government of Australia approved technical hemp seeds for use in agriculture.
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