Course Title: INTRODUCTION OF THE HEMP AND CANNABIS INDUSTRY
Duration: 1 Month
Delivery Mode: Online
Language: English
COURSE INCLUSIONS
- Additional Resources
- Portfolio Of Evidence
- Learner Support
- Assessment of POE
SUPPORT
Support will be offered to students by way of electronic assistance. This support relates only to the course material covered.
This short course gives an introduction to both the Hemp and Cannabis Industry in South Africa with a broader perspective on how to Harness hemp Internationally.
- The Cultivation of Industrial Hemp and Cannabis in South Africa and the business potential and economic value.
- The Agro-ecological significance of industrial Hemp, with an over view of Agro-rural hemp
- Off-takes for hemp products and bio-mass.
- This short course includes Hemp employment requirements within South African Legislation.
LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING
The credit calculation is based on the assumption that those starting to learn towards this unit standard have no previous assessment experience. It is assumed, though, that the candidate-assessors have evaluative expertise within the area of learning in which they intend to assess.
The learning Outcomes :
- Introduction in the South African Cannabis Industry
- Commercialization of the Cannabis industry
- Cannabis and Hemp Legislation in South Africa
- Introduction to Industrial Hemp
- Commercialization of the Hemp Industry
- Hemp genetics
- Cultivation of Industrial Hemp
- Manufacturing process and infrastructure requirements for Hemp-based products
- Different Hemp applications including building material and food processing
- Agro-ecological significance of Industrial Hemp
- The agro-ecological value of Hemp
- Agri-climatic zones and conditions for Hemp
- Harvesting Of Industrial Hemp
- Hemp Harvest and storage
- Essential nutrients
- Hemp product development potential
- Economies of scale for Hemp farming
- Viability of hemp-based product development
- Business Potential for the Industrial Hemp sector in SA
- Hemp market analysis
- Agro-rural Hemp perspective off-takes for Hemp products/biomass
- Agronomic practices for Hemp
- Hemp as a potential raw material toward a sustainable world
- Low tech Hemp application practical (hempcrete, basic fibre, and oil)
- Hemp as a potential raw material toward a sustainable world
- Harnessing Hemp with an International perspective
- Green growth and circular economy
