FLAX & HEMP
December 1st, 2003
KEITH NUTHALLTHE REFORM of the European Union's (EU) hemp and flax fibre sector in 2000 has led to an end of growing short flax and hemp, purely to gain EU production subsidiesthat were previously available, a European Commission report has claimed. EU cultivation of short flax has now stabilised at around 5,000 hectares and regarding hemp at around 15,000 hectares, with Belgium and France accounting for the bulk of production, said the Commission. Sales of this fibre have also diversified away from the traditional market to include niches such as insulation and ...
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