{"id":43553,"date":"2023-07-28T15:36:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T20:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/?post_type=reports&#038;p=43553"},"modified":"2024-04-14T20:25:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T01:25:02","slug":"growing-hemp-for-the-future-a-global-fiber-guide","status":"publish","type":"reports","link":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/reports\/growing-hemp-for-the-future-a-global-fiber-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Hemp for the Future: A Global Fiber Guide\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1124\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.35.39.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.35.39.png 1124w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.35.39-710x480.png 710w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.35.39-900x609.png 900w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.35.39-701x474.png 701w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.35.39-335x227.png 335w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.35.39-335x227@2x.png 670w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1124px) 100vw, 1124px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We have a unique opportunity to grow a beneficial fiber hemp production system from the soil up&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its recent legalization in countries around the world, the global textile industry is increasingly turning to hemp, celebrating the plant\u2019s ability to enhance soil health, support biodiversity, suppress weeds, and increase yields among subsequent crops \u2013 all while relying on little or no inputs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fiber hemp holds strong sustainability potential, but as it gains popularity, it is vital that we look at how it is grown. This means taking on board lessons learned from other fiber crops, where heavy synthetic pesticide and fertilizer use have become the norm.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this early stage, the industry has a unique opportunity to shape fiber hemp standards from the soil up, setting up systems that maximize measurable benefits for the climate, ecosystems, and communities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_64c421cae23e9\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image has-spring-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-5 offset-lg-1 content-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6>READ<\/h6>\n<h3>Read the full report<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW18170547 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW18170547 BCX9\">Growing Hemp for the Future: A Global Fiber Guide<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW18170547 BCX9\">looks at the production of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW18170547 BCX9\">fiber<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW18170547 BCX9\"> hemp around the world, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW18170547 BCX9\">identifying<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW18170547 BCX9\"> its benefits and concerns, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW18170547 BCX9\">providing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW18170547 BCX9\"> recommendations to guide <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW18170547 BCX9\">fiber<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW18170547 BCX9\"> hemp programs toward a resilient future<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW18170547 BCX9\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW18170547 BCX9\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='c-btn-wrapper text-left'><a href='http:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Growing-Hemp-for-the-Future-1.pdf' class='c-btn c-btn-secondary c-btn-color-normal' target='_self'><span>Download<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-6 image-left order-lg-first\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-4x3 block-content-image__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-at-12.35.39-630x474.png\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discover the key takeaways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unlike other popular crops which have become reliant on synthetic pesticides, biological pesticides are to date the primary pesticides that governments have permitted for use on fiber hemp.<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research is underway to add additional conventional pesticides to the limited fiber hemp pest management toolkit. In some countries, pesticides that meet the United Nation\u2019s \u201cHighly Hazardous\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/explore-topics\/chemicals-waste\/what-we-do\/emerging-issues\/highly-hazardous-pesticides-hhps#:~:text=%E2%80%9CHighly%20Hazardous%20Pesticides%20means%20pesticides,listing%20in%20relevant%20binding%20international\">definition<\/a> have already been approved for use on hemp. Availability and use of synthetic pesticides is likely to expand without industry commitment to the precautionary principle \u2013 exploring alternatives to possible harmful actions.&nbsp;<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Significant improvements need to be made to undertake and make public data that supports sustainability statements and identifies fiber hemp production regions and quantities.<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While data is incomplete, the leading hemp fiber countries by volume appear to be France, China, North Korea (estimated), Poland, and the United States.<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sixty years of data from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (1961-2021) indicates that 2021 fiber hemp production by volume was approximately the same level as in 1961 but grown on far less land with far greater efficiency, resulting in higher yields.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\t<section id=\"page-block-block_64d35fde6df50\" class=\"acf-block block-related-posts has-white-background-color\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-related-posts__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more about hemp\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-related-posts__block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/on-the-ground-hemp-browns-family-farm\/\" class=\"block-related-posts__image-wrapper\" data-mirror-hover=\"#title-1-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/patrick-brown-12-410x232.jpg\" class=\"block-related-posts__image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/patrick-brown-12-410x232.jpg 410w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/patrick-brown-12-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/patrick-brown-12-410x232@2x.jpg 820w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/patrick-brown-12-240x135@2x.jpg 480w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-related-posts__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-related-posts__category\">2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"block-related-posts__post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/on-the-ground-hemp-browns-family-farm\/\" id=\"title-1-0\" class=\"block-related-posts__post-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGrowing Hemp on Reclaimed Land with Browns Family Farm in North  (&#8230;)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-related-posts__read-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t7 mins read\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-related-posts__all-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-btn c-btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/reports\/\" >View All<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":43554,"template":"","kc-category":[457,470,462,530,501],"class_list":["post-43553","reports","type-reports","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","kc-category-audience","kc-category-en","kc-category-public","kc-category-report","kc-category-textile-exchange"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Growing Hemp for the Future: A Global Fiber Guide\u00a0 - Textile Exchange<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/reports\/growing-hemp-for-the-future-a-global-fiber-guide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Growing Hemp for the Future: A Global Fiber Guide\u00a0 - Textile Exchange\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We have a unique opportunity to grow a beneficial fiber hemp production system from the soil up&nbsp;&nbsp; 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