The Dutch socio-economic context of biobased building materials

Outreach Input: The following elaboration on cultivation for fibre crops, such hemp serves as input for more understanding the context of this playbook. The next two pages are based on the report "Opties voor de teelt van vezelgewassen voor biobased bouwmaterialen in de Nederlandse landbouw." 

Meeusen & van Ruiten (2024)

Integrating the supply chains of Hemp: By working backward from Construction <-> Processing/Industry <-> Agricultural Production, the barriers between this sector can be broken down. There is a need to bridge the gap between the project-based approach in construction, the process-oriented mindset of the industry, and the annual cycle of farmers.

Role of an invester: An invester is a possible end-user of prediction models. It could be valuable for the role of an invester to determine which criteria and risk analyses make a business in the fiber supply chain future-proof. Under what conditions would you, as a financer or banker, commit to a 20-year involvement in the fiber crop production 'from field to building'?