IMPROVING HEMP YIELDS TO INCREASE PROFTABILITY FOR FARMERS
Retrieved on:
Thursday, April 4, 2024
During the five-year project, partners will work to position hemp as a protein-rich crop with increased yields and expanded ingredient and food usages.
Key Points:
- During the five-year project, partners will work to position hemp as a protein-rich crop with increased yields and expanded ingredient and food usages.
- “Improving the yield of hemp increases the profitability of the crop, bringing benefit to farmers, while also bringing more healthy and sustainable high-protein options for ingredient manufacturers and food processors.”
Fresh Hemp Foods, Farmer’s Business Network Canada and Verve are industry leaders in their respective fields. - FBN manages hybrid canola and hemp breeding programs and together with Verve has the largest hemp seed genetics portfolio in North America.
- Fresh Hemp Foods, established in 1998, is a global leader in contract hemp production, food ingredient processing and hemp-based consumer packaged goods.