Hemp Aid’s naan products positively serve not only those enjoying the bread, but also those that grow it, and even the entire nation.
Consumers
The consumers of our hemp-infused naan directly receive health benefits including protein, fiber, and other essential vitamins and minerals. As we continue to produce this nutritious bread, the burdens of the Afghan hunger crisis diminish.
Farmers
Hemp Aid connects with farmers and educates them on the cultivation practices of hemp. The opium market proved unsustainable and unhealthy for the country and took advantage of the farmers. As we move forward to replace opium poppy farms with hemp, the farmer’s success and power is at the forefront of our priorities. Farming hemp broadens farmers’ market opportunities as this plant not only provides flour and oil, but can also be used in making clothes, shoes, paper, and even bricks. Astonished by this versatility, one of our farmers noted that “every part of this plant is useful.” It is empowering to see Afghan farmers solve their own country’s food crisis by growing hemp and putting a nutritious twist on their original bread.
Nation
90% of the world’s opium and heroin is supplied from Afghanistan, meaning that the Afghan economy relies on an extremely unhealthy and precarious industry which has sparked a heroin problem in their own country. As food insecurity stretches across this nation, many cover their hunger by the high of heroin. Hemp Aid works towards ending this hunger-induced drug crisis by replacing opium farms with hemp. This transition would single-handedly provide nutritious hemp products to people as well as extinguish Afghanistan’s heroin problem. Throughout Hemp Aid’s journey, we have educated powerful figures on the nutritional benefits of hemp and have broken down misconceptions about this plant. This project can reverse the damaging effects of the opium industry and replenish the diet of Afghanistan.
