The Zimbabwe Industrial Hemp Trust (ZIHT) has partnered with the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) to jointly pursue the establishment of an industrial hemp seedling and clone production and genetics selection business at the University campus in Belvedere, Harare.

The two parties also agreed to pursue technological innovations concerning industrial hemp through cooperation and coordination of research activities. They will also pursue industrial hemp value enhancement projects that advance the overall performance of the industrial hemp economic sector in Zimbabwe.

The agreement also involves the establishment of an industrial Hemp Training Hub that promotes industrial hemp enterprises through education, workshops, and conferences, and to seek any other mutually beneficial joint objectives concerning the growth and development of the industrial hemp sector in Zimbabwe.

ZIHT shall from time to time solicit for business or funding opportunities for programmes or projects being pursued and undertaken as well as collaborate and secure the support of its network partners to further the objectives of the two parties under this Memorandum of Agreement (MoU).

HIT shall facilitate and provide institutional resources for the undertaking of projects as well as facilitating and providing support for research activities proposed and agreed upon by the two parties.

The two parties will also jointly propose areas of interest and potential cooperation, provide technical expertise, relevant information, and knowledge concerning industrial hemp projects.

The MoU shall be valid for a period of three (3) years and shall be extended for mutually agreed upon successive periods.

The agreement was signed by Mr T.N Maroveke of ZIHT and the HIT Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Eng. Q.C Kanhukamwe.