Camilla’s experience of starting to grow hemp on her family’s farm inspired her to apply for a Nuffield Scholarship. In particular, she saw how the lack of growing expertise and processing facilities, as well as restrictive licensing, is preventing the crop from reaching its potential in sectors as diverse as medicine, construction, textiles and bioplastics. Her study will cover how we can build a thriving hemp industry in this country by learning from international best practices and how policy could support this.