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Spinning a Budding Industry

Haneline, Jansen LU (2022) In IIIEE Master Thesis IMEM01 20221
The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Abstract
The 2018 Farm Bill federally legalized industrial hemp in the United States following four years of state and tribal pilot programs. Industry actors have since been building a hemp industry from the ground up and have been met with many trials and tribulations that have been due to red tape policies, a lack of infrastructure, and broken supply chains. The weakest point in the supply chain is the processing stage as farmers and manufacturers have other crops and materials to choose from while processors exist almost exclusively for the purpose of the hemp industry.
This thesis was designed to uncover the reality that farmers, processors, and manufacturers face
in developing domestic hemp fiber supply chains through discussions with... (More)
The 2018 Farm Bill federally legalized industrial hemp in the United States following four years of state and tribal pilot programs. Industry actors have since been building a hemp industry from the ground up and have been met with many trials and tribulations that have been due to red tape policies, a lack of infrastructure, and broken supply chains. The weakest point in the supply chain is the processing stage as farmers and manufacturers have other crops and materials to choose from while processors exist almost exclusively for the purpose of the hemp industry.
This thesis was designed to uncover the reality that farmers, processors, and manufacturers face
in developing domestic hemp fiber supply chains through discussions with industry actors in
those occupations. The findings from these discussions were then analyzed through the lens of
transition theory and the multi-level perspective. It has been determined that the hemp industry
is not yet sufficiently developed in the United States to be a regime due to hindrances in
regulations and the availability of processing equipment. The hindrances are holding the
industry back from sufficiently developing the myriad of niche innovations that hold potential
to transform the textile industry, the building and construction industry, and the pulp and paper
industry. The trials and tribulations of building an industry from the ground up are many but there are as
many amazing initiatives taking place from actors inside and outside of the industry that want
to see industrial hemp become the crop that they believe it can be. (Less)
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author
Haneline, Jansen LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
An Investigation into the Barriers and Challenges Associated with Developing Domestic Hemp Fiber Supply Chain in the United States
course
IMEM01 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Hemp fiber, hemp hurd, supply chain development, textile industry, pulp and paper industry, building and construction industry, alternative natural materials, transition theory, multi-level perspective, American industry
publication/series
IIIEE Master Thesis
report number
2022.16
ISSN
1401-9191
language
English
id
9097532
date added to LUP
2022-08-16 10:38:03
date last changed
2022-08-16 10:38:03
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  abstract     = {{The 2018 Farm Bill federally legalized industrial hemp in the United States following four years of state and tribal pilot programs. Industry actors have since been building a hemp industry from the ground up and have been met with many trials and tribulations that have been due to red tape policies, a lack of infrastructure, and broken supply chains. The weakest point in the supply chain is the processing stage as farmers and manufacturers have other crops and materials to choose from while processors exist almost exclusively for the purpose of the hemp industry. 
This thesis was designed to uncover the reality that farmers, processors, and manufacturers face
in developing domestic hemp fiber supply chains through discussions with industry actors in 
those occupations. The findings from these discussions were then analyzed through the lens of 
transition theory and the multi-level perspective. It has been determined that the hemp industry
is not yet sufficiently developed in the United States to be a regime due to hindrances in 
regulations and the availability of processing equipment. The hindrances are holding the 
industry back from sufficiently developing the myriad of niche innovations that hold potential 
to transform the textile industry, the building and construction industry, and the pulp and paper 
industry. The trials and tribulations of building an industry from the ground up are many but there are as 
many amazing initiatives taking place from actors inside and outside of the industry that want 
to see industrial hemp become the crop that they believe it can be.}},
  author       = {{Haneline, Jansen}},
  issn         = {{1401-9191}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{IIIEE Master Thesis}},
  title        = {{Spinning a Budding Industry}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}