Industrial hemp has been scientifically proven to absorb more CO2 per hectare than any forest or commercial crop and is therefore an ideal carbon sink (1). The CO2 is permanently bonded within the fibre that is used for anything from textiles to building materials. Hemp fibres are currently used by BMW in Germany to replace plastics in car construction.

Industrial Hemp can be constantly replanted and, as such, meets crop permanence criteria as defined by the Kyoto Protocol.

Industrial hemp is not marijuana. Industrial hemp is a variety of Cannabis Sativa with levels of the chemical Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component of cannabis, below 0.2% by weight. Hemp has been developed to grow long fibres and can be planted in high density, maximising the biomass produced per unit area of cultivation. Jersey Hemp is a low-level biomass producer currently concentrating on the food and nutritional uses of the plant.

Jersey Hemp and The Carbon Farm believe that regeneratively farmed industrial hemp could contribute significantly to Jersey’s ambition to be carbon neutral by 2030.