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Processing Aid for Flax and Hemp Grown for Fibre

EU Regulations provide for processing aid for flax and hemp grown for fibre. A contract for processing must be concluded with a grower by the approved processor. Growers are required to include details of their flax and hemp crops on their Single Payment application. Before hemp can be grown a licence must be obtained from the Department of Health and Children.

Further information may be obtained from Crops Policy, Production and Safety Division, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Tel: 01 6072037