Researchers across the United States have joined forces to make new discoveries about industrial hemp that will help push hemp to become a viable and profitable crop in the U.S.
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is funding the dozens of competitive and noncompetitive projects.
NIFA has invested more than $20 million in hemp-related studies in fiscal years 2021 and 2022 alone. Their efforts range from large multistate projects to grants that allow small businesses to develop innovative technologies, explained a news release from NIFA.
Growing and Selling Industrial Hemp
NIFA is now funding various projects with the goal of uncovering economic opportunities and risks related to growing hemp.
New Ways to Use Hemp
Researchers are not only establishing foundational knowledge of industrial hemp but have taken it a step further to explore fresh ways to extract value from the plant.
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