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FIGHT
South Africa has a huge potential R27 billion cannabis industry waiting to get started, however, the brakes are firmly pressed. This high-value industry consists of 3 main pillars, medicines (CBD products), hemp (textiles, building, and nutrition), and recreation (THC products and private clubs).
The current legislation is proving difficult for companies to build a foundation around their respective pillars.
The reality of the South African medicinal market is that post-CBD legalization, the majority of CBD products available are imported from the United States; this is less than ideal in the current industry’s direction.
CBD supply chains must happen locally in order to empower the local economy.
- Huge expenses and investment
- Lack of governments understanding between different cannabis types and market needs
- Inability to sub-license land
However, the restrictions on sub-licensing halted their vision to expand into more rural landscapes and uplift them.
The rural Transkei is a traditional cannabis cultivation hotspot, full of landrace genetics. These landrace strains form the backbone of all three pillars of the cannabis industry. Due to the market value of these strains, they are deserving protection and further cultivation. The local communities are also deserving of upliftment through skills transfer and inclusion in the industry.
These quality assurances allow Minerva Green and similar companies to enter international and local markets.
By fighting side by side, building up the pillars of cannabis, and uplifting the rural cultivators they provide a business model for change, economic growth, and international investment.
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Cultivating Curiosity
We opened our doors on the 1st of August 2016 to meet the scientific and laboratory testing needs of the agricultural and food industries. SciCorp Laboratories evolved from a management buyout of the state-of-the art Analytical Services Laboratory of Incotec South Africa.
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It’s in the Research
Throughout the course of the past eighteen months, the CRI has gruellingly been working to bring cannabis analytical capabilities up to Department of Health and the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) regulations ...
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Summer Loving - Testing Importance
Spring has sprung in South Africa, marking the start of another outdoor season. Home growers can look forward to another beautiful season to process for their private medicine; however, the industry looks to start making some serious progress.
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Quality Testing Services from Farm to Fork
SciCorp Laboratories originated from a management buy-out of the analytical services laboratory of Incotec South Africa in 2016. Having over a decade of experience, we have been expanding our portfolio to offer a wide range of agricultural, food, and feed testing services. We are a DALRRD ...
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Foreword - Issue 3
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Trailblazing Partners - Issue 6
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Foreword - Issue 6
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Issue 6 - Cover
Issue 6 - Cultivation
