Projects

JMU Industrial Hemp Initiative – Phase 1

JMU Industrial Hemp Initiative – Phase 1

GO Virginia Funding

$53,630

Strategic Framework

Startups

Target Industries

Biomedical and Biotechnical

Men looking and feasibility of an industrial hemp farm

The purpose of this project is to study the impacts and opportunities of the industrial hemp industry for all of the Shenandoah Valley, including assets and industry resources in the region.

The primary goals of this project are:

  1. Complete and Economic Landscape Analysis
  2. Agricultural Data Collection
  3. Information Dissemination and Network Formation

Project Participants

  • James Madison University
  • Bath County
  • Highland County
  • Page County
  • Rockingham County
  • Shenandoah County
  • Rockbridge County
  • City of Staunton