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Legal hemp for Malawi?
The good times have ceased to roll for tobacco, Malawi’s chief foreign exchange earner. Faced by a growing anti-smoking lobby, growers are finding it increasingly difficult to make profits because of rocketing costs and dwindling auction floor prices.
Liquor contract awarded
The contract for the sale of the Indian and the India-made foreign liquor (IMFL) and hemp for the current financial year 2000-2001 was ultimately awarded to Mr Har Prasad Jaysawal of the United Liquor Group for an annual fee of Rs 22.97 crore with an increase of rS 35.3 lakh over the last year’s contract.
Local farmer promotes hemp as alternative crop
Revitalizing an Old World crop could mean new income for today’s farmers. Industrial hemp, last produced in the United States in the 1950s, promises great potential for a variety of uses, ranging from textiles and paper to building materials, foods and automotive brake/clutch linings.
Malawi Told: Grow Hemp, Not Tobacco
Malawi’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture wants to see hemp replace tobacco as the country’s main export crop. Joe Manduwa, himself a commercial farmer, raised the issue in Parliament this week. He said hemp was a flexible crop used for industrial textiles, paper, foods and cosmetics, and did not require pesticides or herbicides.
Maryland House and Senate Pass Industrial Hemp Bill
An industrial hemp bill establishing a four-year pilot program passed the Maryland House of Delegates on March 31 with a 128-8 vote, and unanimously passed the Maryland Senate April 3.
New Hemp Fabric Weaves Its Way
Kentucky Textiles is now trademarking the blend of hemp, cotton and polyester in HempSpun. The Paris manufacturer employs 475 workers filling contracts for customers such as Lands–End, Speedo and Reebok.
Oglala Sioux Tribe to Plant Industrial Hemp Crops
On Saturday April 29, 2000, the 132nd anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of 1868, members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe will plant industrial hemp at various locations on the Reservation.
Oiling The East Cape Economy
When he’s not an international peace mediator, former South African president Nelson Mandela is extending the olive branch back home in a revolutionary farming project designed to boost rural income opportunities and create jobs.
STYLE: Levi’s are back - with a new twist
The Premium Red line came first, late last year. These cotton/hemp jeans, priced at pounds 85 to pounds 100 a pair, were designed in a 3D rather than 2D fashion to be more roomy, comfortable and ergonomic in appearance than traditional 501s. More importantly, they feature a twisted seam that angles from the hip to the knee and then down to the ankle, instead of straight down the side of the leg.
The DEA Should Get Out of Regulating Hemp
Industrial Hemp is one of the longest and strongest natural fibers in the plant kingdom. It is also one of the most versatile plants, with approximately 25,000 uses – ranging from paper to textiles to cosmetics.