SAS-2 Hemp-based Fiber Materials, Technology, and Commerce as Drivers for Northwest American Indian Tribal Economic Development

This work is supported by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), Sustainable Agricultural Systems (SAS), Grant no. 2024-68012-41751.

Project Summary

Education, Extension, and Workforce Development

Enable tribal communities to develop a hemp-based bioeconomy through engagement and education.

Breeding, Production, Harvest, and Processing

Optimize BBMP quality and biobased manufacturing systems efficiencies through hemp breeding, field production, harvest/handling, and processing. 

Materials, Products Quality, and Engineering

Determine optimal materials  characteristics, equipment, facilities, and technology providers needed for establishing sustainable BBMP manufacturing pipelines.

Intertribal Biomanufacturing and Trading Business Network

Optimize BBMP quality and biomanufacturing systems efficiencies through hemp  breeding, field production, harvest/handling, and processing.

Research and Outcomes

Research Outcomes, Products, and Information

Management Team

Project Organizational and Communications Team Members