Edulis Cultivation trades international from seed to product as a European Union member, and is registered with the European Commission as an Official Third-Party Operator in the Plant(s) category.
Edulis Cultivation is a South-African Hemp Seeds Technical Partner and is a National Technical Committee Member with the SABS Hemp and Cannabis Technical Committee (TC/0041) and is listed on the Global ISO Directories as "EDULIS".
We specialise in cost-effective and small-scale hemp seed business pilot projects for the purpose of scientific research and commercialised agricultural farming.
(THC levels lower than 0.2%) - Most countries adopt the 0,3% THC rule, which is official, while others adopt a 1% THC threshold, thus being able to choose from a broader selection of purpose-specific hemp varieties. Hemp can yield between 9–15 Ton per hectare under dry-land applications and certain varieties up to 36 Ton per hectare under optimal conditions by using fertilisers and irrigation. There are over 600 varieties of classified Industrial Hemp. Industry leaders, pioneers and stakeholders benefit best by implementing various methods to achieve true sustainability.
A country’s production capability for any crop-type species is directly tied to its effectiveness as a seed–for–production and distributions service producer, supplying its farmers, growers and cultivators, whether rural and resource-poor or wealthy and generational with seed delivery systems, which is how a country can control and regulate on a production throughput in times of crises. Any incorrect varieties grown for certain market channels could vastly disrupt the understanding of seed genetic quality as well as performance and stability down the value supply chain.
A modular “MBA” in Hemp Agriculture, whereby the field is Hemp Seed Multiplication and Production. The depth of the Hemp Dossier relays how knowledge is applied cross-spectrum by the hemp seed enterprise, such as its development, processing equipment in production lines, quality assurance and management systems, hemp seed sector regulatory framework, hemp seed marketing, sales and advertising and hemp seed storage, distribution and conditions. These topic pillars all form the base foundation of a hemp seed delivery system and a hemp value supply chain.
Farmers are generally the first-stage processors and acting distributors to regional and local consumer outlets for 80% of the global food supply. They are the primary service providers for food and deliver them to key points in every region, part of a delivery system. Using Industrial Hemp means your farmers in your country will produce materials from any given crop which can be supplied for the Food, Textiles, Energy and Construction industries. Procurement and maintenance management systems can hugely increase the operational infrastructure and its capacity to deliver consistently. The key is to select your prime equipment and machinery.
This is the country’s national testing regulatory authority body, its organization which is accredited with ISTA and is also a full member of the AOSCA. This comes with a workers’ field sampling manual and a lab testing compliance procedure, all–in–one. Quality assurance systems, traceability measures and enterprise-rendered software can be very effectively utilized in a framework built upon a know-how set parameters of operations, in any Hemp Enterprise. Securing registered “seed breeders” in your country will only serve to empower your primary service providers, and increase your available use of Value-Added raw materials produced in your country. This increases overall operational harmonisation.
Developing the industry for Industrial Hemp and effectively for its multi-purpose value will take time and effort. We have laid out business models for Hemp Seed and Fibre production in Sub-Saharan Africa, which spreads short-term over 3 to 5 years, medium over 7 to 15 years and long-term over 25 and 35 years. Our estimates show that each developing country will take more or less 12 years to effectively set up a functioning infrastructure nationally across all industry-related sectors for industrial Hemp. We continue to work with you as you evolve your stages throughout and within industries like Food Security, Green Energy, Biodegrade-able construction materials, Natural Medicines, Organic fibre-based Textiles and attaining Carbon Credits.
Farmer turned Hemp entrepreneur with a decade’s worth of experience in strategic corporate management, focused high-level sales operations and new business concept development. He is established as Edulis Cultivation, which is a National Hemp Seed Enterprise.
Michael believes that in order to effectively use the one plant which can keep up production in the real world with the digital worlds’ A.I., the National Seed Delivery System for this crop species and its agro-focused varieties needs to be established.
Michael is part of a dedicated group in South Africa which believes that Cannabis and Hemp should be used as a primary constructive and recovery agent of the South African economy, and that the “Infrastructural and Agricultural Blueprints” they build will be duplicated into Sub-Saharan Africa, with Food Security in mind, they aim to turn Africa into the world’s breadbasket.
He believes that the cannabis plant needs to be utilised in widespread industrial application such as, production of food, paper, clothing, textile, packaging, building materials, bio- fuel as well as wellness, health and beauty products.
He has worked on developing a detailed, national-scaled Hemp-oriented, Agri- applicable and implementation Hemp Seed Delivery Systems Toolkit, which covers Hemp Seed Enterprise Development, Hemp Seed processing and Equipment, Hemp Seed Quality Assurance Systems, The Hemp Seed Sector Regulatory Framework, Hemp Seed Marketing and Sales and lastly, Hemp Seed Storage and Conditions.
As a Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg, Michael provides services in research and business to the Centre for Ecological Intelligence, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment.
Michael is also a European Union Member with Edulis Cultivation duly registered as an Official Third-Party Operator in the Plant(s) Category, establishing a fair-founded corridor for international trade and commerce for hemp and hemp derivatives.
Michael is moreover a National Committee Member of the SABS Hemp and Cannabis Technical Committee TC/0041, which forms the National group responsible for the Cannabis and Hemp Industry Standards and Standardization in South Africa. Michael is responsible for the development of the ISO standards for the Hemp Seed Sector in South Africa.
Davison Chikazunga is an agricultural economist with vast experience in the area of enterprise development. He has worked for several institutions (universities and development companies) with focus on developing micro and small business in the area of agriculture, education, renewable energy. His speciality is on developing business development models either through training or business incubation.
Davison is also a Research Associate with the Center for Ecological Intelligence, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg. He is the coordinator of the Cannabis Industrialisation Program at UJ, which is a flagship project focusing on providing training, research and business support to grow a viable hemp industry in Africa.
Davison operators on 3 pillars within the programs;
· Capacity building of farmers - which includes product development specialist, entrepreneurs and policy makers.
· Product development - for households, industry and the environment products and services i.e food, fuel, textile, plastics, carbon sequestration etc
· Policy Advocacy - Active lobbying of Hemp and Cannabis to industrialise the hemp sub-sector in South Africa post-haste.
Davisons' area of focus within the project are as following;
· Determining the economic feasibility of hemp industrialisation in South Africa and Africa, with a specialised focus on identifying the hemp value supply chain and African hemp market cap.
· Developing a business case for hemp as a driver of the green economy
In addition to the University of Johannesburg hemp program, Davison is working with Edulis Cultivation to establish a Southern African Hemp Corridor, which seeks to promote the uses of hemp and to address issues of food security and the green economy.
Davison is a founding member of Africa Food Forum registered as Zunde Group which is a pan-african agribusiness model which support community private public agribusiness partnerships as a driver of inter-Africa trade.
A Farmer turned Agro-Industrial Park Developer, specializing in African green circular economic development through sustainable farming practices and advanced education, training and skills courses in the agricultural sector.
Herb began his agricultural career in 1970 with the Ministry of Agriculture (then Rhodesia) as an Animal Health Inspector and Tsetse Control Hunter.
Herb is responsible for ensuring the standardized process is maintained throughout the entire value chain for Edulis Cultivation. His vast experience within the Food Security Sector is of great importance and value. Herb has developed many major food production projects and programmes throughout Africa and is one of the few people on the continent who can implement planning on the scale of guiding and establishing a national agroecological industrial park for African countries.
As a member of the team who established the very first Major African Medical Cannabis Facility in Lesotho, Medi-Kingdom, Herb provides key insight and guidance on the infrastructure required in order to effectively establish National Crop-Seed Delivery Systems for oil-seed crop species in Sub-Saharan African countries.
His experiences include;
Structural Hydroponics: Trained by Cede Greenhouses (Paarl) in the designing, manufacturing & implementation of greenhouses/tunnels.
Commercial Hydroponics: Consultant and Trainer, qualified in all aspects of hydroponics, irrigation/ fertigation, and Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
Cattle: Extensive livestock management including laboratory analysis, tick-borne diseases, trypanosomiasis, foot & mouth disease, rabies and veterinary medicine.
Cold Storage Commission: Qualified Meat Inspector (Fort Victoria)
Poultry: Managed a large commercial operation (Malawi) including feed, biosecurity & hygiene, diseases & inoculations, logistics, and marketing
Complementary Expertise
· Principal of College of Nutritional Medicine providing tuition at BSc (Hons) level
· Renewable Energy: Solar photovoltaic/thermal
· Accredited Geothermal Systems Design and Installation Practitioner
· Rainwater Harvesting & Water Management
· Project Management Professional (PMP)
The Core of Humanity. We strive for a Proudly Sustainable South African National Hemp Seed Delivery System in line with the United Nations (UN) Global 2030 SDGs Agenda, SDG 2, “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.”
The Change Agent. Hemp Education and Training with capacity-building activities to promote healthier communities in urban, peri-urban and rural South Africa by addressing food and nutrition security through a multi and cross-disciplinary approach.
4th IR Frontier. Edulis Cultivation and the University of Johannesburg have partnered under the Hemp Industry Development Programme, established by the Centre for Ecological Intelligence, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment.
The Dream focuses on a moral responsibility to bring about positive change in the world and to promote the ideals of ethics, fairness, honesty, integrity and transparency because through collaboration, cooperation, and a shared vision, we can bring about positive change and create a sustainable future for all.
