A.A. Romanenko1, S.G. Skripnikov2, T.I. Sukhorada1
1Krasnodar Lukyanenko Research Institute of Agriculture, central estate of KNIISH, Krasnodar, 350012, Russian Federation
2Non-profit organization «Agropromishlenniy Soyuz Kubani», ul. Rashpilevskaya, 36, Krasnodar, 350000, Russian Federation
Summary. Hemp growing used to be a core aspect of agriculture in Russia. In the past Krasnodar region provided all the areas of Russia with the seeds for hemp growing. In the 1920s, Soviet Union had the largest planting acreage of hemp – 81.8%. Currently, planting acreage of commercial hemp in Russia is about 2 500 ha, which is 300 times less than in the 1960s. In contrast, there is a rapid increase in hemp production in the world. The leaders are China, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and USA. Currently, hemp is the popular crop used as a row material for medical, food, cosmetic, textile, light, paper, building, aviation, defense, fuel and other sectors of industry. The number of products based on this crop (now about 30 thousand) increases every year. For example, the progress in science allowed producing high molecular cellulose from hemp, similar to rare wood species, which serves as a basis for production of high quality paper and wide range of explosives. Hemp is a renewable resource, which can be a foundation of domestic industry. Russia has all the facilities for that: commercial lands, suitable weather conditions. There were also developed narcotic activity inefficient varieties of hemp as well as technologies for its cultivation, harvesting and processing.
Keywords: hemp, varieties, tetrahydrocannabinol, narcotic activity inefficient, yield, acreage, cannabidiol, alkaloids, medical products, renewable resource.
Author Details: A.A. Romanenko, member of the RAS, D.Sc. (Agr.), director (e-mail: Этот адрес электронной почты защищён от спам-ботов. У вас должен быть включен JavaScript для просмотра.); S.G. Skripnikov, vice president; T.I. Sukhorada, D.Sc. (Agr.), head of laboratory.
For citation: Romanenko A.A., Skripnikov S.G., Sukhorada T.I. Hemp. Past. Present. Future? Dostizheniya nauki i tekhniki APK. 2016. V.30. No 3. Pp. 39-41.