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A United Nations report endorses the versatility and sustainability of hemp and its productive potential in developing countries. Hemp uses a quarter of the water required by cotton, and absorbs more carbon dioxide than other crops and most trees. [105]
The International Hemp Building Association (IHBA) [1] is the largest association internationally in this sector. Members and partners of the association include architects , builders , consultants, designers , the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA), the Hemp Industries Association and manufacturers .
Hempcrete is made of the inner woody core of the hemp plant (hemp shives) mixed with a lime-based binder and water. [6] The lime-based binder typically consists of either hydrated lime or natural hydraulic lime. [7] Hydrated lime is made from pure limestone and sets through the absorption of CO 2 during the carbonation process. [7]
Hemp protein is gaining attention in the context of its environment benefit. Hemp is reevaluated as a promising crop in the era of sustainable development goals (SDG) due to its sustainable growth characteristics and versatile industrial usability. [4] [9] The entire hemp plant—its leaves, stalks, roots, and seeds—can be used, reducing waste.
Hemp is a sustainable resource that can be used to create thousands of different products including fuel, fabrics, paper, household products, and food and has been used for hundreds of centuries by civilizations around the world. If H.R.1866 passes American farmers will be permitted to compete in global hemp markets.
American Hemp Farmer: Adventures and Misadventures in the Cannabis Trade is a non-fiction book about hemp farming employing sustainable agriculture, written by American author and farmer Doug Fine and published by Chelsea Green Publishing in 2020.
Steve Allin (born 1955) is an author, teacher and pioneer in the use of hemp in construction and director of the International Hemp Building Association. [1]Allin begun using hemp and lime as a natural construction material in 1997 which led him to write and published Building with Hemp in 2005, [2] the first published book on using hemp as a building system.
It includes organic textiles and sustainable materials such as hemp and non-textiles such as bamboo or recycled plastic bottles. It also includes recycled products (clothes made from recycled clothing including vintage, textile and other materials and can also be termed re-used) and is not necessarily made from organic fibers.