History of Argentina konoplevodstva
It is worth paying attention to guide national seed companies in the South American market. Given the fact that Canadian companies are still using Ukrainian seed "acquired" at the end of the last century, as national breeders bred more productive varieties of industrial hemp, it makes sense to consider the release of the seed market at least in Argentina.
Hemp as a crop in South America "brought" the colonizers from Europe. In the first decades of the enslavement of the indigenous peoples of Argentina plant with locals associated solely with the invaders, but its versatility and ruggedness have earned a well-deserved sympathy of the indigenous peoples of the region.
Maximum prosperity of Argentina konoplevodstvo reached in 50-ies of the last century. At that time, I was not taken country cannabis as a recreational means fabricated therefrom tissue, food, cosmetic, plant used in zoobusiness and partly in pharmacology. One of the companies with which is associated a flourishing Argentinean konoplevodstva Belgian Linera Bonaerense, on the production capacities of which was occupied by up to 3 thousand employees - the cultivation, harvesting, processing and sale of final products made from hemp. Founder Julio Adolfo Steverlinch (Julio Adolfo Steverlynck), was awarded the monument to him based "factory" town Vida Flanders (Villa Flandria), built an entrepreneur close its factory in the early 30-ies of the last century.
According to the staff of a number of ethnographic museums of Argentina, cannabis crops were among the most profitable crops. Hemp raw materials are actively used for the manufacture of textiles and knitwear, footwear, food and cosmetics, and took great at that time the area of crops. The decline of the once very highly profitable industry began after the Second World War due to the active export of jute fibers in India at a price which was significantly below that which could offer producers of hemp fibers. In the future, the market dominance of synthetic fibers further "undermined" hemp industry in Argentina. However, the "fatal blow" inflicted industry regulatory legal acts adopted in 1974 and created the conditions for the cultivation of cannabis was not economically weekend pastime.
Over 50 years in Argentina konoplevodstvo virtually non-existent. There have been isolated cases of cannabis landing in individual households for their own use. Over the last 10 years related to the plant has changed. Active demand for derivatives of hemp seeds in the field of medicine, pharmacology, as well as product lines made it possible to study the possibility of cultivation of technical grades for industrial purposes.
Taking part in scientific conferences, as well as studying the publications on the subject of hemp, it was decided to conduct field trials of industrial hemp in the country. After unsuccessful negotiations in Europe, Argentine cannabis growers have found an opportunity to buy seed in Canada.
One of the key features of the Canadian seed is that the plant matures in a relatively short period of time. It is these characteristics of Argentine researchers are interested in the seeds due to the fact that they are perfectly suited for moderate cold climate that prevails in the area of the location of the Argentine capital. In addition, the Argentine cannabis growers say another feature of Canadian varieties, which are extremely effective in the future affect the cultivation of industrial hemp - the plant is a hermaphrodite, so the maturation of the crop takes place almost simultaneously.
According to Professor of the Department of Agronomy of the University of Buenos Aires, Daniel Sorlin "We want to investigate how industrial hemp can grow in our climate, to study the factors under which improves the quality and quantity of produced plant vegetable raw materials." Besides Metropolitan University, studying possibilities of industrial hemp cultivation in the country has engaged the National Institute of Agricultural Technology.
However, for import in the country of commercial batches of seeds need to pass the appropriate procedures governing the importation of grain National Food Health and Quality Service (Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria, SENASA), and the National Directorate of medicines, food and medical technologies (Administración Nacional de Medicamentos, Alimentos y Tecnología Médica, ANMAT).
Comment of the Association "Ukrainian industrial hemp"
It is worth paying attention to guide national seed companies in the South American market. Given the fact that Canadian companies are still using Ukrainian seed "acquired" at the end of the last century, as national breeders bred more productive varieties of industrial hemp, it makes sense to consider the release of the seed market at least in Argentina.
Information taken from the site http://tku.org.ua