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HELPING SMALL FARMS FLOURISH
The legalization of cannabis brings with it many opportunities: medical opportunities for patients around the world, and also economic development opportunities for smallholder farmers in the global south.
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT
However, several barriers exist for smallholders participating. From licensing to selling, from planting to harvesting—acquiring the knowledge and inputs to make medical-quality product is often too costly for smallholders to afford, blocking them from participating in this industry.
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What if you could make
entering the cannabis
industry less costly while maintaining product quality ?
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Diversification to higher-value crops has been shown to accrue significant benefits to smallholders. Providing cannabis, a high-margin product, as a crop alternative would contribute to improved livelihoods and increased local economic development.
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To grow quality cannabis, a higher level of control is required than with other crops. The adoption of innovative agricultural technology would result in higher quality product, and could also be used to provide greater yield stability for other crops.
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In the U.S., 80% of cannabis is grown in costly indoor facilities. Savings from cost-effective greenhouse growing compared with indoor would be passed on to patients, improving access to medicine.
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The adoption of innovative agricultural technology would promote a shift would from climate vulnerable rain-fed agricultural practices to irrigation and drainage for better water conservation and control.
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In the U.S., cannabis cultivation accounts for approximately 1% of national electricity consumption. The cannabis industry’s carbon footprint would be reduced by shifting supply from energy-intensive indoor operations to the greenhouse.
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Studies show that cannabis is highly efficient in sequestering CO2., making it an ideal crop for the implementation of regenerative agriculture practices.
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THE FUENTERRA SOLUTION
Fuenterra is on a mission to make rural business more profitable by leveling the cannabis playing field.
We envision a future where smallholder farmers in developing countries form an integral part of the cannabis supply chain.
Through knowledge transfer and production chain streamlining, our team—made up of cannabis pioneers and experts—aims to prop up the small grower and help write the rules for a more equitable and sustainable industry.
