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On Monday February 23, the Terres OléoPro stand at the Salon International de l'Agriculture welcomed Interchanvre and Terres Inovia to present the many advantages of hemp to the general public and farmers.
At the heart of the Terres OléoPro stand, hemp took pride of place during the first few days of the Salon International de l'Agriculture. Throughout the day, visitors were able to taste delicious shelled seeds, ideal for aperitifs, and find out more about the many outlets for this seed. What's at stake? " Democratize hemp and raise the profile of the sector, as its seeds, rich in proteins and essential fatty acids, offer real prospects, particularly for human consumption ", explain Arno Dignan and Etienne Brunelle, project managers at Interchanvre, and Victor Fleury, development engineer at Terres Inovia.
As well as delicious shelled seeds, ideal for aperitifs, the three hemp representatives were able to explain the other outlets for hemp in all sectors of the economy: textiles, cosmetics, the automotive industry, construction, etc. "The people who came to the stand were very enthusiastic. The people who came to the stand were really interested, both in the general public and among farmers, and even beyond our borders, with visitors from Morocco and Ukraine ", they emphasized.
Cultivated without insecticides or herbicides, hemp is presented as " a clean sector, capable of storing carbon sustainably ". And it's growing fast. With 24,600 hectares in France today, its UAA has tripled in ten years. The aim is to double this area within the next five years.
Terres Inovia, a technical institute dedicated in particular to hemp cultivation, assists farmers with technical aspects and supports local projects linked to the production and processing of this crop. The institute is also working on acquiring agronomic references to consolidate the development of this booming sector.