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The Industrial Hemp Plant Food

For Starving People

Dr. Jozsef A Durgo,PhD,,DSc.

Industrial Hemp has been found in tombs dating back to 8000 BC  and
is documented as early as 2700 BC in ancient Chinese writings.

The Industrial Hemp plant is generally dioecious in that it has separate male and female plants (there are a few monoecious cultivars now that have both male and female flowers on the same plant).  Male plants die soon after flowering while female plants live to mature seed stage.  This is why monoecious plants are desirable for seed production, as all plants are then the same maturity at harvest time.  As the  monoecious aspect is not genetically stable,  this type has to be maintained by breeders on an ongoing basis. 

Hungarian Kompolti Hemp

Hungarian Kompolte Industrial Hemp, an annual growing up to 5 meters in height (16 feet tall), is one of the most efficient plants, known for its variety of uses and its efficiency in terms of  utilizing sunlight to photosynthesize.   

Various Industrial Hemp cultivars have been selected for seed and fiber production.  Levels of the drug THC are very low to zero in many of these varieties.  They are used for oil, cosmetics, fiber, textiles, paper and building materials.  Applications like these are detailed later in this web article.
 

 
General
Industrial
Hemp  Information

The following information is based upon an approach involving easy to erect, economical buildings and previously-used equipment.  This can maximize the return on investment of public, private or humanitarian funding. 

Industrial Hemp has proven itself to be one of the most important and versatile plants on earth given its use in such diverse fields as industry, science and agriculture.  However, because natural hemp contains a psychoactive drug, which many believe can cause adverse health effects in humans, the widespread use of the essentially non-psychoactive Industrial Hemp has been severely curtailed by governments around the world. 

The drug found in natural hemp is THC  or  Delta 9 Tetrahydrocannabinol.  While the concentrations of THC in natural hemp can be quite high when cultivated under certain conditions,  the Industrial Hemp plant can be grown with much lower concentrations of THC and safely used for industrial and personal food-processing purposes.   Recent changes to laws concerning hemp allow that Industrial Hemp can be cultivated and used for industrial purposes if the THC content in the fiber cultivar does not exceed 0.3% of the dry weight . 

Industrial Hemp has been used as a food additive for thousands of years.  Ancient Chinese writings circa 2700 BC detail the use of hemp in medicinal and nutritional prescriptions.  More recently, doctors have found out that a derivative of Industrial Hemp seeds can significantly reduce levels of bad cholesterol in the human body while at the same time increase the levels of good cholesterol.  This is a desirable outcome. 

Three separate experiments were conducted involving goldfish, fruit flies and common field ants.  For each experiment, one group of each organism was fed their normal diet consisting of standard foods used to raise the organism in a laboratory setting.  A second group was fed exclusively with a food mixture comprised of 75% whole industrial hemp seeds (containing 0% THC) and 25% crushed hemp leaves (containing 0.3% THC).  Each organism was then monitored through one (goldfish), two (ants) and three (fruit flies) generations.

Comparisons were made between the control group and the treatment populations at the end of each experiment.  No significant differences in nutritional or health standards were observed for any of the organisms that were fed an exclusively industrial hemp diet.

The results of these studies suggest that industrial hemp seeds and leaves (containing no more than the 0.3% government-approved levels of THC) can be safely added to a variety of food and beverage products, allowing consumers to benefit from the industrial hemp plant's relatively low cost but high nutritional value.
 

Examples of industrial hemp seed food products include pancakes, granolas,  'tofu', ice cream, hemp seed milk, salad dressings, sandwich spreads, pastas (from hemp seed flour), cheese substitutes, candy and protein bars, butters and margarines, and various baked goods. 
 

Amino Acids'

Hemp Seed Foods'

"Industrial Hemp seed oil comprises 35% of the total seed weight and is among the lowest in saturated fatty acids at 8% of the total oil volume.  Industrial hemp seed oil contains 55% alpha-linoleic acid ( LA, also known as Omega-6),  up to 25% alpha-linolenic acid (LNA, also known as Omega-3),  and up to 1.7% Gamma-linoleic acid (GLA, also known as SuperOmega-6).   Industrial hemp seed oil has the highest in total Essential Fatty Acids at 80% of total oil volume.      

●  Plenty of rainfall / irrigation is needed
    (especially  during the first 6 weeks).

●  Industrial hemp is drought-resistant once it is a few
     weeks old,  but mass is reduced and maturity
    hastened by a lack of adequate moisture.

●  Seedlings and mature plants can endure -5 °C frost. 

●  Earlier plantings produce more mass for fiber
    production as industrial hemp is a short day plant, 
    maturing quicker as the days shorten in the summer
    and fall.  Because of this, early growth is important.  
    Late plantings tend to have reduced stem length and
    mass. 

●  Industrial hemp prefers well-drained loam soils. 
    Trials with heavy soils in Canada have not done as
     well.   A soil pH over 6.0 is recommended; 
    7.0 to 7.5 is preferred. 

●  Industrial hemp is very sensitive to soil compaction. 

●  There is some suggestion that heat-stressed plants
     may not set seed as well,  or even at all.   More trials
     will need to be done to establish this. 
     This factor may determine where industrial hemp can
     be cost-effectively grown for seed production. 

●  Industrial hemp is cross-pollinated by wind,  and hemp
    pollen regularly travels long distances.   Industrial hemp
    produces more pollen than any other cultivated plant.

An inexpensive tent-style processing building that is
quickly and easily erected.
 

The interior of the prototype processing building.
 

Industrial hemp milk extraction and processing.
 

An affordable version of a tent-style building suitable for office,  administrative  and  marketing activities.
 

One of the best varieties of agricultural industrial hemp is Kompolti,  with its abundance of nutritious seeds.   The fibrous,  thick stalk can be harvested mechanically or manually with saws or other cutting equipment.
 

Felina is a variety of industrial hemp well suited for industrial and textile uses because of its tall, slender stalks.   It is easily harvested using traditional and readily-available wheat-harvesting equipment.
 

Harvesting industrial hemp with a tractor-driven cutter.
 

A closer view of the industrial hemp harvesting cutter.
 

The hemp stubble and roots are turned back into the soil to enrich the field.
 

An hemp seed separator segregates 4 seed sizes.
 

Industrial hemp seeds in micromesh bags ready for storage and shipping.
 

A cold press oil extractor.
 

A  5-stage high pressure oil filter.
 

Industrial hemp fiber being processed for textile and other industrial uses.
 

Hemp rope ready for commercial use.
 

   Industrial hemp fiber from the stalk of the plant can be used to create building materials and dozens of other industrial and textile products (such as the building block and fire logs for heating shown above).
 

A steam generator, boiler and sterilizer are essential in the processing of hemp food products such as pellets and powdered, dehydrated hemp milk.
 

A large-scale agricultural hemp food product mixer.
 

A hemp milk processor and stainless steel storage tanks.
 

An industrial hemp seed crusher which provides the ingredients for hemp food products.   This is also the first stage of the extraction of hemp seed oil.
 

A hammer mill makes hemp flour which can be used in baking.   The resulting flour product can also be sterilized and dehydrated into an easily reconstituted powder for nutraceutical and food uses.
 

A stalk dryer and other food products dehydrator.
 

An industrial hemp seed "air blown" cleaner.
 

THC levels can be closely monitored by
government agencies.

 

Industrial hemp seeds have a very valuable
nutritional profile.
 

Separation of industrial hemp's  omega-3  and 
omega-6  fatty acids.
 

The industrial hemp plant is easily grown and health-enhancing hemp products are relatively inexpensive to produce.  This makes the production and use of industrial hemp very attractive for developing countries where malnutrition and starvation due to poverty need to be remedied. 
 

Dr. Durgo's approach offers realistic and viable solutions for easing hunger and starvation in the spirit of humanitarianism and social responsibility.  It is his belief that every  developing nation has wealth,  often in the hands a relatively small number of individuals, families or corporations.  The timing seems appropriate for some of these resources to be directed to the underprivileged or disadvantaged. Amazingly, a small amount of assistance can go a long way in providing nourishment and self sufficiency. The nutritious and practical hemp plant can be cultivated and harvested without the need for elaborate and expensive machinery.  A few simple tools in the hands of  needy,  homeless poor is all that is required. Upon invitation, Dr. Durgo  would be willing to assist any country wishing to embark on a plan to save their citizens from starvation and dependency.

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