Cannabiz Australia reports
Leading Australian hemp advocate, Charles Kovess, has been appointed secretary of the newly created Federation of International Hemp Organisations (FIHO) as the industry looks to present a unified global voice.
Kovess, a lawyer turned motivational speaker and author, is secretary of the Australian Industrial Hemp Alliance (AIHA) and was named in the same role for the Belgium-based FIHO at its inaugural annual general meeting.
AIHA president James Vosper said the appointment will give Australian farmers, and others in the local industry, “a voice on global matters”.
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“It is also an opportunity for Australia to help in steering the future of the industry,” he said.
The formation of a global organisation, which has been two years in the making after 20 national bodies formed a working group in 2020, “signals the transition from interim leadership to an established official organisation”, FIHO said in a statement.
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