POSSIBILITY OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP CULTIVATION IN AREAS OF HIGH NATURE VALUE

Bogumiła Zadrożniak, Katarzyna Radwańska, Alicja Baranowska and Iwona Mystkowska

Economic and Regional Studies (Studia Ekonomiczne i Regionalne), 2017, vol. 10, issue 01

Abstract: Subject and purpose of work: The aim of this work is to present the possibilities of cultivating varieties of industrial hemp which are registered in Poland in areas of high nature value. Materials and methods: This work is a type of overview; it describes characteristic features of areas of high nature value. It also presents specific biological properties, cultivation and agrotechnical requirements, as well as the versatility of industrial hemp usage. Results: This study demonstrated considerable importance of industrial hemp in developing areas of high nature value, in accordance with the idea of sustainable development. Conclusions: Due to the specific biological properties of industrial hemp, its low cultivation and agrotechnical requirements and lack of the need to use pesticides, industrial hemp can be successfully grown in areas of high nature value.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.257260

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