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100			_a Rahman M.
245			_aReviving industrial hemp in Bangladesh: Opportunity, challenges, and prospects
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520			_aThis review explores the potential of reviving and cultivating industrial hemp, hereafter hemp only, in Bangladesh, highlighting its historical background and current trends. Despite facing some global challenges, hemp significantly contributes to environmental suitability, economic development, and industrial growth. Different parts of hemp are useful for industrial purposes and some components of it are beneficial for health and ingredients for the drug industry as well, such as CBD oil. The review is based on information from published literature, thematic synthesis, comparative policy analysis, and in-person interviews with semi-structured questionnaires. A regulatory framework named “Ganja Mahal” was established over 150 years ago and functioned properly in Bangladesh; a similar model is also used in other hemp-growing countries worldwide. However, in Bangladesh, the cultivation of hemp is banned due to negative social attitudes and knowledge gaps. Even though hemp can generate vast employment opportunities in agriculture, processing, manufacturing, research, marketing, transportation, and retail sectors. The global market for hemp-derived products is rising gradually; reviving in Bangladesh will boost the country’s export earnings and could lead to a position as a prominent supplier of superior hemp goods. This review would apprise policymakers, scholars, and agricultural stakeholders of the importance of hemp in fostering sustainable development to achieve the United Nations' sustainable development goals.
654			_aEconomic benefits _aIndustrial hemp _aLegal frameworks _aRenewable resources _aTrends
700			_a A. K. M. Golam
773	0		_0125285 _9113121 _dNew Delhi NISCAIR _tIndian Journal of Natural Products and Resources _x0976-0504
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