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RESEARCH AND
CLOTHING AND RETAIL (B
DEVELOPMENT FOR MEDICINAL RESEARCH
LABEL)
INDUSTRIALISATION
Articulating Hemp’s Relevance
• 2011: The founders, still Business students in college, worked on Project Chirag (a
youth initiative to provide solar electricity to rural houses), exposing them to a set of
far-reaching rural challenges.
• Nimbin, Australia: A small town that is self-sustainable, and runs primarily on Hemp.
The founders drew inspiration from this simple idea and channelled their learnings
from business school, Project Chirag, and their travels through rural India, to build
BOHECO, a business set to push against the currents of poverty, unemployment, and
climate change.
• Reasoning: To be able to use wisely and commercialise a source of sustainability
(Hemp) that has been in India for thousands of years but is regarded as a negative
influence due to its intoxicating qualities.
• The Journey: The next step was to discover the regions where Hemp is widely available
in India, followed by an exploration of how the crop could be transformed into livelihood
opportunities for locals like farmers and artisans. The team set base in Uttarakhand,
where the crop grows wildly.
• Discovery: As a cultural gist, the raw form of Hemp was transformed into charming
handlooms by using the fibres from the plant. This practice was undertaken by the
women of the villages, and was a custom passed down the generations.
• Currently: What began with 25 families in 2011, today supports 75 families all over
Uttarkashi, Rudra Prayag, Tehri Garhwal, Dehradun, Almora, Baageshwar, Chamoli,
Pithoragarh, Pauri, and Nainital. A total of 150 women are currently employed with their
on-ground partners, and are being trained to weave with Hemp yarn.
Elected
unanimously by 7
Founders
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
EXPOSURE AND
BONUSES ACCESS TO
OPPORTUNITIES
• Singularity University: BOHECO was one of 8 companies (and the only Asian
company) invited to the University’s annual Tech-Fest in 2017.
• BOHECO hosted India’s first of its kind international summit, called the India
Cannabis Analysis, Research & Education (I CARE) Summit, to explore
Medical Cannabis and its potential in India, with dignitaries such as the DCGI
(Drug Controller General Of India), and representatives from the Ministry of
Health, who promised full support in the exploration of Hemp in a non-
temporary fashion, towards Women and Children’s health.
• Tie up with IIT Delhi to develop advanced machinery, which will decrease the
cost of production of the Hemp fibre, as well as the time of conversion.
• Growing and researching on 20 varieties of cannabis for medicinal purposes
in Jammu and Kashmir.
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