Hemp And Its Production

$. Hemp And Its Production created by http://www.ropesdirect.co.uk/ Introduction : What is Hemp? A commonly used term for the high-growing varieties of the cannabis plant and its products. Used in ,and as, food, wax, resin, oil, rope, cloth, paper and fuel. Uses Food Industrial purposes Plastic and composite materials Made into Hemp Milk Water and soil purification Uses in baking Fuels & biofuels Uses in cereals, frozen waffles, ice cream Cordage and rope Fun Facts : The first coarse paper made from hemp is thought to date back to the Western Han dynasty 2000 years ago. Hemp is used in farming as a means of weed control It has been historically been grown in Asia and the Middle East for its fibre Hemp is one of the earliest domestic plants dating back to the Neolithic era in China The world-leading producer of hemp is China followed by Chile, Europe and North Korea SOURCES : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemp#History_and_development %24 %24 %24 %24 %24