Context
After years of decline and stagnation, hemp cultivation is rapidly expanding both at European and global level. In Europe, in 2017 the hemp surface exceeded 40,000 hectares, driven largely by seed production and the collection of inflorescences and threshing waste for the extraction of molecules of cosmetic and pharmaceutical interest (source: European Industrial Hemp Association). The exploitation of the stem is possible only where there are industrial processing plants that de-hull and stem the stem to separate the fiber from the shives. Multihemp project addresses the main bottlenecks that prevent the development of an industrial hemp supply chain in Emilia Romagna: the lack of a stable market for fiber and shives, the difficulties of mechanization of the harvesting and the phases of first transformation, the scarce availability of agronomic information related to the choice of genotypes and cultivation techniques, low yield in seed, reduced knowledge related to the exploitation of crop residues for the extraction of secondary metabolites, fragmentation of supply and demand for technical information related to hemp cultivation
Objectives
The general objective of the project is to create the technical, economic and market conditions to support the development of a multi-purpose hemp production chain in Emilia Romagna.
Objectives
L’obiettivo generale del progetto è stato creare le condizioni tecniche, economiche e di mercato per sostenere lo sviluppo di una filiera per la produzione di canapa multiuso in Emilia Romagna.
Activities
• Evaluation of cultivation procedures for obtaining products derived from hemp
• Evaluation of specific equipment and equipment for the mechanization of hemp
• Hemp processing tests
• Environmental economic analysis: market survey and LCA
Activities
• Valutazione di procedure di coltivazione per l’ottenimento di prodotti derivati dalla canapa
• Valutazione di attrezzature e dotazioni specifiche per la meccanizzazione della canapa
• Prove di lavorazione della canapa
• Analisi economico ambientale: Indagine di mercato ed LCA
Project details
- Main funding source
- Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups
- Rural Development Programme
- 2014IT06RDRP003 Italy - Rural Development Programme (Regional) - Emilia-Romagna
Location
- Main geographical location
- Bologna
- Other geographical location
- Ferrara, Modena
EUR 237685.41
Total budget
Total contributions from EAFRD, national co-financing, additional national financing and other financing.
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Contacts
Project coordinator
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CICA BOLOGNA - Consorzio Interprovinciale Cooperative Agricole
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Project partners
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Azienda Agricola Bergonzini Sandro
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CREA - Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria
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Irecoop Emilia Romagna Soc. Coop
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Società Agricola Succi
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Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
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