The vision of the network is to close knowledge gaps and to identify unused potentials through new products, processes and technologies from cultivation to processing and refinement of hemp – from the field to the shelf. Thanks to the attractive market potential in numerous applications, the multi-talent hemp can once again take on a central role as an economic factor in Germany, and the network partners can help shape the newly emerging market through early market entry and cooperation.

The network pursues the approach of driving innovations in all stages of the hemp value chain from cultivation to processing to new end products, recognizing potentials and developing them through suitable framework conditions and activities. The target group of the network are therefore primarily companies that process hemp or manufacture products from hemp as well as companies that can push the cultivation of hemp with new technologies. The added value of intensifying the use of hemp starts with small agricultural businesses, which can build up a new, lucrative mainstay with hemp cultivation. Mechanical engineering companies benefit from the development and provision of technology for plant cultivation and the further processing of hemp, which is in demand worldwide. Last but not least, the manufacturing industry also benefits from the diversification of product ranges in the bio-based materials, cosmetics and food sectors.