Episode Summary
“Hemp in Africa: Highlights from KEHE Con 2025” Welcome again to the Let’s Talk Hemp podcast! I’m your host, Morris Beagle, and at the moment we’ve an thrilling episode as we dive into the first-ever Kenya Hemp Conference, KEHE Con 2025, held in Nairobi, Kenya. This landmark occasion introduced collectively policymakers, farmers, trade leaders, and worldwide stakeholders to debate the way forward for industrial hemp in East Africa.
Episode Notes
“Hemp in Africa: Highlights from KEHE Con 2025”
Welcome again to the Let’s Talk Hemp podcast! I’m your host, Morris Beagle, and at the moment we’ve an thrilling episode as we dive into the first-ever Kenya Hemp Conference, KEHE Con 2025, held in Nairobi, Kenya. This landmark occasion introduced collectively policymakers, farmers, trade leaders, and worldwide stakeholders to debate the way forward for industrial hemp in East Africa.
We begin the episode by wishing everybody a cheerful new 12 months and sharing our plans for extra constant podcast episodes in 2025. We additionally give a shoutout to our sponsor, Her Many Voices, for his or her continued help.
The Kenya Hemp Conference, held on the prestigious Villa Rosa Kempinski Hotel, was a historic occasion with over 100 attendees and a lineup of knowledgeable audio system. The convention coated a variety of matters, together with hemp agronomy, processing, purposes in plastics, animal feed, and carbon sequestration. The aim was to put the groundwork for growing a hemp trade in Kenya and past.
In this episode, we function interviews with 9 key voices from the convention:
Paul Kirika from the National Museums of Kenya, who shares his pleasure concerning the limitless alternatives in hemp cultivation and its potential to remodel native and export economies.
Lusike Ajayi, Director of Crop Systems in Kenya, who discusses the significance of underutilized fruits and the potential of business hemp to exchange plastics and help sustainable agriculture.
Dr Rizike Mwadalu from the Kenya Forest Research Institute, who highlights the potential of business hemp for carbon sequestration and soil administration.
Dennis Itumbi from the President’s workplace, who emphasizes the necessity for coverage modifications and the significance of transferring from coverage discussions to sensible implementation on farms.
Cedric Nwafor from Roots Africa, who talks about connecting U.S. educational establishments with African farming communities and the potential of business hemp to remodel native economies.
Rusty Peterson from IND Hemp, who discusses the significance of sustainability and the potential of business hemp to satisfy UN SDG targets.
Olufemi Ajayi from Alabama State University, who shares insights on built-in pest administration and the significance of legalizing industrial hemp in Kenya.
Kingwa Kamencu from Blackstar Media, who talks concerning the enterprise and religious points of hemp and the potential of hempwood and hemp meals merchandise.
Sankara Sankie member of occasion organizing workforce and eight plus 12 months advocate and industrial hemp educator.
Throughout the episode, we discover the assorted purposes of business hemp, from meals and animal feed to biodegradable plastics and carbon credit. The enthusiasm and optimism of the audio system spotlight the potential of business hemp to drive financial improvement, sustainability, and innovation in Kenya and past.
Sponsor Acknowledgment
A giant thanks to our sponsor, Her Many Voices, a platform the place grassroots activism meets indigenous knowledge to learn all of Earth’s inhabitants. Visit them at hermanyvoices.org
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