Our Strategic Plan
Our Vision
Oregon State University’s Global Hemp Innovation Center is the most comprehensive center of its kind in the nation, home to more than 70 leading experts in hemp research, extension, and education.
Our Mission and Strategy
To advance hemp production and its market potential across diverse industry sectors and help meet the growing demand for products made from hemp.
We do this by:
Catalyzing innovation through our research, instruction, outreach, and engagement efforts within a holistic, results-driven, and transdisciplinary scholarly ecosystem. GHIC’s approach to fulfilling its mission ensures our affiliated faculty, students, and partners find ways to work together to help solve industry challenges that enable hemp to fully realize its potential value. Ultimately, the realized value of our contributions to the hemp industry will lead to a robust economy, cleaner environment, and healthy populace in Oregon, the nation, and the world.