End the Stigma, Feed the People

Hempseed has been in African culture for millennia, it would be good to now re-configure their cannabis industry to also harvest seed for food instead of discarding it as a nuisance byproduct or as fodder.

The unintended consequence of growing for seed is you get 4 times or more weight in stalks. It’s a Win-Win for hemp. (B.P.= Before Present, or number of years ago.)

End the stigma, feed the people: “Policymakers, for their part, must promote the commercialization of opportunity crops by coordinating with pioneering companies, small- and medium-size enterprises, and nonstate actors to address constraints.”

Read more at: https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/africa-food-security-depends-on-adaptive-crops-by-agnes-kalibata-and-cary-fowler-2024-09