Ukrainian scientists have bred a new variety of sowing hemp "Sofia", which can be used for the production of high-quality bulletproof vests, gunpowder, ropes and parachutes.
Plates made of hemp withstand shots from armor-piercing cartridges, at the same time, they are lighter than Kevlar, the press service of National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine reports.
The new variety was presented by specialists from the Institute of Agriculture of the Northeast of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences during the traditional festival of industrial hemp "Hemp Fest" in Sumy region.
"Sofia" is a universal variety, because you can use both its fibers and seeds.
"These are double opportunities for the development of various branches of production, in particular the defense sector, which is especially important in the current conditions," the press service explained.
The article noted that technical hemp is the basis for the production of gunpowder, which has no analogues in the world.
Also, the plant is a raw material for sewing durable and comfortable military clothing, underwear, which has proven itself well in extreme conditions.
In addition, hemp can be used for construction and insulation of buildings.
At the event, leading scientists, agrarians, businessmen and professionals in the field of hemp also discussed the issue of legislative regulation in the field of industrial hemp, the issue of its processing depending on the direction of use, and the economic efficiency of growing seeded hemp in Ukraine.
Earlier, EcoPolitic wrote, that the widespread cultivation of industrial hemp can become the cheapest way to solve environmental problems, in particular, in the fight against pollution and effectively overcoming the global climate crisis, as well as to stimulate the restoration of forests.
As EcoPolitic previously reported, eco-activist Olga Bereza said that hemp can to become a real salvation for the environment, because one hectare of this plant gives as much oxygen as 25 hectares of forest and can replace 4 hectares of trees for paper production.
