IIHA introduces industrial hemp farming and history of Cannabis in India. Know the various facts about iHemp in the world. IIHA spread awareness to grow hemp to make your environment Eco friendly.

2. A
BOUT US M
ANDATES
AIMSANDM
ISSIONS
IIHA
IIHA is to disseminate information,
promote the use of Industrial Hemp,
and to co-ordinate research.
IIHA will ensure the quality of Hemp
products.
IIHA updates the price of buying and
selling iHemp.
IIHA collects Hemp industry data,
technology and research,
and shares it with IIHA members.
IIHA will provide lab facility, technical
training, seeds, market opportunities
for members.
To support the cultivation, processing and use of Industrial Hemp.
To collect important information on Industrial Hemp and Industrial Hemp policy.
To publish data about the Indian Natural Fibre Industry and to establish market
gures and trends.
To give industrial partners easy access to the Indian Hemp Industry via the IIHA.
To establish a regular exchange of information between its members and the national
and international organisations and associations.
To represent the industry to Indian institutions and ministries.
To provide the masses with current and reliable information on Industrial Hemp.
To develop and submit recommendations for changes to present laws, regulations,
standards and guidelines on national levels.
Grow, breed, select Hemp varieties
with low THC content.
Disseminate the art of Hemp cultivation
and derive products.
Provide technical support to Hemp
growers of India.
Create avenues for smooth sale of
farm produce and nished products.
Cottonisation of Hemp Fibre for
manufacture of high-end textiles.
Pulping for production of Paper.
Processing of food, feed and oil from
Hemp seeds.
Seed - viability & vigor; analysis &
estimation of oil; protein & vitamin
content.
Oil - colour, viscosity, odour and fatty
acids compositions.
Fibres - strength, neness, colour and
chemical constituents.
Fabric - dimensions, porosity, durability
and usefulness.
FOCUS
CURRENT
RESEARCHAREASTESTING&ANALYSIS
I N D I A N
INDUSTRIAL
H E M P
ASSOCIATION
Copyright © 2014 Indian Industrial Hemp Association All rights reserved.

3. Copyright © 2014 Indian Industrial Hemp Association All rights reserved.
Cannabis has a long history in India, veiled in legends and religion.
The earliest mention of cannabis has been found in (The Vedas
sacred Hindu texts). These writings may have been compiled as
early as 2000 to 1400 B.C. According to The Vedas, cannabis was
one of ve sacred plants and a guardian angel lived in its leaves.
The Vedas call cannabis a source of happiness, joy-giver, liberator
that was compassionately given to humans to help us attain delight
and lose fear (Abel, 1980). It releases us from anxiety. The god,
Shiva is frequently associated with cannabis, called Bhang in India.
According to legend, Shiva wandered into the elds after an
angry discourse with his family. Drained from the family conict
and the hot sun, he fell asleep under a leafy plant. When he awoke,
his curiosity led him to sample the leaves of the plant. Instantly
rejuvenated, Shiva made the plant his favorite food and he became
known as the Lord of Bhang.
History of Cannabis in India
Associations
Michael Carus,
Managing Director
of EIHA, Nova
Institut GmbH
(Germany)
Daniel Kruse,
Board of Director,
HEMP INT.
GmbH & Co. KG,
(Germany)
MarkReinders,
EIHAPartners
Board of Director,
HempFlax B.V.,
(The Netherlands)
Sylvestre
Bertucceli,
Board of Directors,
InterChanvre
(France)
John Hobson,
President of EIHA,
Plant Fibre
Technology
(Great Britain)
Bernd Frank,
First Deputy of
EIHA, BaFa Neu
GmbH
(Germany)
Olivier Joreau,
Second Deputy
of EIHA, C.A.V.A.C
Biomateriaux
(France)
Greg Flavall,
CEO of Hemp
Technologies
TamarWise
Founder,
Nutrawerx (CSO)
Paul Benhaim, Robert Karikatur,
Founder
Hemp Foods Australia
Founder of
Hemp Age
Darwin E. Millard
Director, Nutrawerx
Extraction
Engineering
Partners
Associate
Dr. P.C. Sabharwal,
Executive Director
WASME
CoreTeam
Desh Parkash
Sharma,
Director
Rohit Sharma,
Executive
Director
Dr. Bijay Ghosh,
Director Research
& Development
Ekta Anand,
Director
Training & HR
Hena Ahluwalia,
Director
Media & PR
Vipul Sareen,
Legal &
Financial Advisor
Darpan Bayne,
Product Knowledge
Expert (Canada)

4. MARIJUANA
INDUSTRIAL HEMP
PRIMARY PRODUCTION PRIMARY PRODUCTION SECONDARY PRODUCTION TERTIARY PRODUCTION EXAMPLES OF PRODUCTS
CHINA
GERMANY
ITALY
ROMANIA
SOLVENIA
AUSTRIA
TURKEY CANADA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
China is the largest exporter
of hemp textiles. The fabrics
are of excellent quality.
Mercedes and BMW use
hemp ber for composition in
door panels, dashboard, etc.
The Mercedes C-Class has up
to
20 kg of hemp in each car.
1,000 acres
were
planted for ber in 2002.
Giorgio Armani
its own hemp for
specialized textiles.
1,000 acres
planted for ber in 2002.
Giorgio Armanigrows
its own hemp for
specialized textiles.
Romania is the largest commercial
producer of hemp in Europe.
Solvenia grows hemp
and manufactures
currency paper.
Austria has a hemp industry
including production of hemp
seed oil, medicinal CBD.
Turkey has grown hemp
for 2,200 years for rope,
caulking, birdstand, paper
and fuel.
In 2001, farmers grew 3250 acres.
A number of Canadian farmers are now
growing origanically certied hemp
crops (8,000 acres in 2003 and 2,500
acres in 2004, yeilding almost four
million pounds of seed)
Huge market for cosmetics, bre &
oil products. USA is permitted to cultivate
hemp in 15 states.
Fibre
Core - Shive dust
Weaving - Manufacturing - Molding
Paper making - Building material
Board manufacturing
Bedding production
Textiles - Flooring tiles - Insulation
Building blocks - Automobile parts
Animal bedding - Structural
insulation - Panels - Building blocks
Hemp grain production Seed cleaning - Dehulling Pressing - Crushing
Oil production
Oil cake processing - Extrusion
Food oils - Milk - Protein powder
Cosmetics - Paint - Varnishes - Bioplastics
Biochemical - Snack foods - Coee - Cattle food
THC or Tetrahydrocannabinol, is
the principal psychoactive
constituent of the cannabis plant.
Hemp straw production Decortication - Baling ANA VS./ INDUSTRIAL HEMP
MARIJU
THEPRODUCTIONCHAINOFINDUSTRIALHEMP
INTERNATIONALHEMPPOLICIES
WORLDWIDE
IN EUROPE
3-15%
THC
0.3%
THC
Copyright © 2014 Indian Industrial Hemp Association All rights reserved.

5. Copyright © 2014 Indian Industrial Hemp Association All rights reserved.
AGRICULTURAL POLITICAL AGRONOMICAL
PAPER CLOTHING THERAPEUTIC & COSMETICS
BIOFUEL & LUBRICANTS CONTRACTING & CONSTRUCTION
WEAKNESSES THREATS OPPORTUNITIES
EFFORTS & RESPONSIBILITIES
SOCIAL
1
2
3
4
5
Soil fertility increases
6
Increases the crop quantity
and quality
Increase in supply for
various uses
Less use of pesticides and
insecticides
Rotational crop
Less water required
for cultivation
1
2
3
4
Spend less money
5
on destroying
illegal plantation
Less military eorts to
eliminate illegal hemp
Better control on
drug trade
Bringing in foreign currency
by increase in exports
Rise in GDP
1 Less r
2
eliance on cotton
and other ber based crops
Great substitute to wood
based products
1
2
3
4
Skin friendly
5
Less amable
More durable
UV protective
Hemp produces
10% more ber
than cotton or ax
1
2
Antiemetic eects
4
Appetite Stimulation
Hemp oil is rich in Omega 3 and 6,
which is good for the skin
Ayurveda medicines and suppliments5
3 Analgesia
1
2
3
Less reliance on current fuel
4
resources that are all imported
at a high price
National supply
Shift in prices
Less polution
1
2
3
Less pollution from
4
cement factories and on
construction sites
Less use of cement
More resistant to moisture and
adaptive to climate change
Less use of chemicals in
construction process
5 Substitutoe etconomical
construction materials
1
2
3
For most if not all hemp uses
4
there needs to be a shift in
processing plants and an
implementation of a new and
dierent type of environmentally
friendly factories
Educating the masses
GAP for growing good quality iHemp
(bre & oil)
Less government support
5 Not an agricultural commodity
Hemp Trees
85% 30%
cellulose cellulose
Long-lasting Shorter life span
=
amount
of paper
1 acre 4 - 10 acres
v/s
MAD
EININD
IA . . . . . . .
.........
...
165 kg of carbon can
be sequestered by
1 m of hempcrete.2
2co
Hemp
Flax
Cotton
Hemp is ...
3 x stronger
4 x warmer
7 x more durable
... than cotton
Hempcrete does not
require heating
Concrete must be
0
heated at 3000 F
More opportunities
for Micro, SME sector
& farmers
ADVANTAGESOFINDUSTRIALHEMPPOSSIBLEHEMPMARKETSINTHEINDUSTRY
SHORTCOMINGSOF
INDUSTRIALHEMPININDIA
1
2
3
Socio - political pressure from
4
market leaders and investors
on the implementation of a
Hemp - encouraging policy
Illegal cultivation of cannabis
No clear government regulation
regarding iHemp
NDPS regulations
5 ovisionExport pr
1 Opportunity of contract farming for farmers
3 Single crop multiple products
2 Large agro - exports opportunity
4 Rotational crop
1 Enforcement of penalties and
2
consumer awareness are essential
for making purposes
A market must be developed
within and outside India
FUTUREOF
INDUSTRIALHEMPININDIA
$20
$10
$1

6. HEMP PRODUCTS
Eco Hemp Car Hemp Board
Hemp Bricks HempTwines Hemp Automobile Components
Hemp Fabric
Hemp Oil Hemp Hurd Seeds
Hemp Insulation Hemp Fibre
Hemp Furniture Hemp Cosmetics
Hemp Paper