Agricultural benefits of Hemp

What all would an agriculturalist long for? What all qualities and benefits would he look into before
selecting what to grow? About his soil, cost effectiveness, potential, chemicals, weeds etcetera,
etcetera… And here is something that provides all these benefits and even more all under one roof.
Hemp, which is a variety of Cannabis Sativa plant species is springing up as one of the most
beneficial crops to grow by the upcoming agriculturalists. The width of these benefits is such that
there are ongoing reaseaches by many worldwide in order to get acquainted with the range of
benefits it actually has. This crop has never failed to amaze the reasearchers by revealing more and
more advantages in every research. Emerged as a wonder crop

Unlike other plants that deplete the soil quality when grown, hemp instead revives or replenishes
the soil fertility. It roots reach deep into the soil thereby reducing soil erosion by holding the soil
together. Due to its root robust structure, it produces biomass that gives us an organic structure that
stays in soil and helps it recover and improve over the time. To preserve the integrity of the soil and
create healthy food which in turns creates healthy people. hemp to be a resilient plant and a
potential tool for bioremediation.

Cultivating hemp can doubtlessly help in improving the livelihood of such organic farmers till a great
extent. As hemp is widely and effectively used for industrial use these days, it provides a great value
to the farmers. Various industrial products that can be made with this plant include fabric, ropes,
paper, food, skin and hair care products, oils and many more…. Due to its multi usage, the demand
for its cultivation is increasing day by day.

Not only this, researches have shown that industrial hemp grows incredibly quick. It just takes
around 3-4 months for hemp stalks to reach maturity. It gives the farmers an opportunity to make
multiple harvests in a single year in turn resulting in a higher overall yield.

One of the biggest issue faced by farmers is the weeds and other diseases that can attack all the
efforts of the cultivator in no time. hemp is a natural chemical free crop grown without much
pesticides. It is naturally resistant to most of the diseases and pests. Farmers can easily avoid the
usage of pesticides and other chemicals in its growth. Due to this quality, hemp is also used as a
cover crop by many.

It also pulls back the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere thus making the air around healthier to
breathe in. it mitigates the critical environmental impacts like climate change, which is utmost
essential for the future of farming. Thus, it relieves the farmer by an organic and guilt-free farming. It
is truly a sustainable plant. It requires much less water to grow compared to other cash crops and is
easy to grow as it can be grown even indoors as well.

In a nutshell, hemp is an evolving plant which has till date shown most of the benefits that
cultivators and farmers long for. Its benefits are multi-faceted either one looks at it from farmer’s
point of view or environmental view or even the economical view. protection of his soil quality,
disease resistance, organic farming, less water usage, various industrial usage, strong economical
are the factors that wok commonly for the benefit of each one of the society and the nature.