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Australian Hemp Council​

Leading the Hemp Industry Together

The Australian Hemp Council is a seven-member national peak body formed in June 2020 under the Federation model. It comprises a single representative from the local industrial hemp association within each of our nation’s six states and the Northern Territory.

The AHC is primarily grower and processor driven, focusing on addressing issues impacting the industry whilst engaging with Government and the broader community. The members of the council are working to drive policies that will foster the productivity of the Australian Hemp Industry with a specific focus on improving the industry’s capacity to compete at a global level, thus ensuring long term sustainability of a profitable industry.

Want to be part of the development of the hemp industry? Apply to join your state member here.

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Australian Hemp Council Members​​

Representing the hemp industry across Australia
Select the state for information and contact details of the AHC Council member in your area.

NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA

Six key objectives of the Australian Hemp Council

Communication & Industry Integrity

To be a clear voice for the industry, specifically on behalf of growers and processors and to ensure industry and product integrity is maintained.

Research

Provide industry direction to research activities with the long term goal of establishing a research levy for the industry.

Lobbying & State Regulation

Lobbying the Federal Government to ease restrictions on the cultivation of industrial hemp including production, processing and selling of food, fibre, fodder and extracts (includes terpenes and cannabinoids other than THC) related to industrial hemp, and assisting with the national standardisation of State regulations.

Chemical Applications
Support applications for crop chemical permits.
Industry Trends
Gather and collate industry information including areas of production, yields and number of licences while promoting the distribution of new agronomic knowledge.
Seed Certification
Support the establishment of PBR and seed certification systems including classification and tracing of planting seed with the view to reducing the need for crop testing to allow for easy shipping of seed throughout Australia.

Hemp: Good by Nature!
Agriculture

Australian farmers are within grasp of one of the greatest opportunities in Australian agriculture if our government could relax restrictions on ‘whole of plant’ use. Hemp is an emerging crop that ticks many boxes.

  • It’s a crop that can be grown in all parts of Australia.
  • It’s a low input crop that benefits the soil structure and biota
  • It has rapidly emerging innovative markets for its many applications.
  • It is a superior carbon sequestrator
  • It is a versatile crop that can be wholly utilised, thus spreading market risk.

If you’re an Australian farmer looking to improve your land and grow a highly sustainable crop or just want to learn how to grow hemp, then follow our newsletter and stay up to date with all current hemp news and updates across Australia.

Health
Hemp is arguably one of the most important superfoods in the world, with hemp seeds providing us with an invaluable source of protein, essential fatty acids and Omega 3 & 6 plus much more. Hemp has long been used as a food source and it is vital we reintroduce this back into our diets.
 
Hemp is able to replace the modern diet’s inflammatory fatty acids with the prefect balance of essential fatty acids bringing our system into balance.
 
Research has shown that to improve cardiovascular health we need to lower blood pressure, raise HDL cholesterol and reduce triglyceride levels.
Hemp seed and hemp oil in our food can contribute directly to these health gains.
 
Download “Hempseed as a nutritional resourcea 2004 study into the benefits of hemp seed.
Environment
Hemp has modest water requirements when growing, producing a fibre which is strong and long lasting as well as mould and bacteria resistant.
Hemp is said to sequester four times as much carbon as a standard pine forest and grows much quicker. Carbon is above all the most important and effective factor on plant growth and life and hemp rapidly stores carbon into the soil increasing the soil productivity.
Hemp is also a bioaccumulator and can be used for phytoremediation by extracting heavy metals and other toxins from contaminated soils.
Trials conducted in Germany and Italy show that hemp biomass grown on contaminated soils can be safely used in construction materials.
Hemp has over 25,000 uses and hemp plastics are becoming a popular alternative to our global issue of plastic pollution.
If you’re looking to buy commercial hemp seeds in Australia, the AHC can point you in the right direction. Our listed suppliers offer a range of commercial hemp seed varieties. Contact them to discuss your needs.
We are here to support all farmers looking to incorporate hemp into their crops. 
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