A total of 664 hemp and cannabis farmers received permits granting them authorisation to cultivate, store and transport content with a Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) limited to 0.2% by the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD).
The permits, which were handed over at a provincial Cannabis Expo and Conference in October, will allow the farmers access to cutting-edge technology through the Analytical Lab at the Cedara Agricultural Training Institute.
Local business who will be providing services to permit recipients were also granted R300 000 each. Services include processing, erecting tunnels and providing lab equipment, packaging, testing, and finding a market for farmers.
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