Kazakhstan may appear banknotes hemp
Kazakhstan has started to grow industrial hemp. From this raw material Company Kagaz Shahary plans to produce paper, banknotes, textiles and even food products.
Recall all kinds of hemp, including technical, Kazakhstan considered a narcotic drug and is therefore conducting research required grades, the company received special permission from the officials. Kagaz Shahary already launched agronomic testing culture. To find out which regions of Cannabis sativa grows best company sowed field in South Kazakhstan and Almaty regions. At the moment, preparatory works for planting in Akmola and Karaganda regions.
"We have laboratory data, conducted in Europe, developed an action plan for the implementation of the pilot project for the processing of hemp for industrial purposes, together with the Ministry of Investment and Development, the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of the Interior. At this stage, our aim is to make bezgashishnoy technical cannabis varieties "Gljana" in the State Register of selection achievements, are recommended for use in Kazakhstan, approved by order of the Minister of agriculture of 30 July 2009, "- said General Director Maxim Kagaz Shahary Skrynnik.
Obtained copies of raw materials will be sent for examination to Belgium, Germany, France, China and the United States. The results of these studies will be developed by companies projects on paper production, food and textile products.
According Kagaz Shahary director general, industrial hemp - a promising, accessible and inexpensive crops, which can serve as raw material for the development of several areas of production.
"According to studies, technical hemp is a very good crop. It consumes less water and does not require the use of herbicides and pesticides. For a short period (about 110 days), with 1 hectare of land sown with hemp can produce up to 12 metric tons of biomass and up to one . ton cannabis seed cotton exceeds the yield is four times in addition, 1 hectare of hemp provides as much pulp as 4 hectares of forest ", -. Skrynnik added.
For Kazakhstan the project have already expressed an interest in investors from Finland, South-Korea and China. Moreover, if Europeans are interested in the production of paper, the Chinese expressed their desire to acquire industrial hemp for textile production.
In addition, one of the promising areas of cultivation of Cannabis sativa Maxim Skrynnik calls manufacture of food products. According to him, technical hemp seeds are rich in Omega 3 and Omega 6, contain as much protein as soybeans, are rich in protein and amino acids. As he said, today the major supermarket chains in Europe are actively selling food products made from hemp.
In the case of successful trials the company plans to annually produce 100 thousand. Tonnes of paper products in different directions. For the launch of the project will require $ 100 million. Paper produced will be exported to Russia, China and Europe.
According to the results of tests officials will decide whether to amend the legislative framework to eliminate grade glyanda cannabis from the list of narcotic drugs. What will remove barriers to the commercial cultivation of this crop.
Information taken from the site http://tku.org.ua