Title

Hemp for textile fibre from production to processing

Programme

Progetto finalizzato

Funding body

MiPAF

Contract

D.M. 743/7240/99

Duration

1

Period

1999/2000

Planned activities

Adaptation of machines used for the forage cultivation to hemp harvesting; evaluation of the machine performance and work quality, proposals of innovative systems.

 

Title

Hemp for textile fibre from production to processing

Programme

Progetto finalizzato

Funding body

MiPAF

Contract

DM 80/7303/01 del 27/03/01

Duration

1

Period

2000/2001

Planned activities

The implemented tested for haymaking (project n.11) were demonstrated unsuitable for the production of high-quality textile fibre. Purpose of present project was to evaluate machines for flax harvesting to hemp harvesting (weeder, tedder, baler) and test the fibre  extraction in the same facilities used for flax feeded with hemp bales with parallel stems