Investor Report Industrial Hemp Sector New Zealand ’ s New Export Opportunity 2020
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APPENDIX 3 - NZ FOOD , FIBRE , AND HEALTH - KEY REPORTS
Despite its long history hemp is a ‘ new boy on the block ’ within the family of arable industries of New Zealand .
Whilst it is not well understood it does have an important place in several existing industry groups including Food and Beverage , Natural Health Foods , Fibre , Health , and Agritech sectors .
A lot of work has been done to inform the wider Food , Fibre and Health industry investors , and to strategise sector futures working with government agencies over the past few years .
The following brief review indicates key Insights applicable to the future of the hemp industry in New Zealand : Nutraceuticals & Foods for Health Food & Beverage Information Project 2011
www . foodandbeverage . govt . nz
Author commentalthough ten years old this report has an outstanding analysis of the New Zealand nutraceutical market which has direct relevance to the growth of Hemp nutraceuticals
Investor ’ s guide : The New Zealand food & beverage industry 2014 - Food and Beverage Project - 2014 - Coriolis Analysts ‘ New Zealand is a young country still discovering its comparative advantages and new industries continue to emerge . In the past twenty years New Zealand wine , honey , aquaculture and avocados have all emerged from almost nothing into world leading sectors . Author comment- ‘ and also Hemp ’?
The Investor ’ s guide to the New Zealand processed Food Industry ,
MBIE - New Zealand Food & Beverage Information Project 2017 . ‘ Nutraceuticals and ‘ innovative foods ’ are New Zealand ’ s biggest and fastest-growing food and beverage export categories
Hemp – a snapshot- MPI Intelligence Unit 2018 ‘ From a consumer-facing perspective , hemp product development faces a decision to either :
• Invest in developing a product where there is already substantial competition but where there is a lack of compelling product offerings ( e . g . personal care ( bathing products or makeup ), or snack foods which leverage hemp ’ s high protein nutritional profile ); or ,
• To create compelling products in niche product categories with limited exposure ( e . g .