In times of financial crisis, even fashion is changing and Italians are returning to ‘autarkic’ fibres, such as hemp, which guarantee quality at a lower cost. Resistant and easy to grow without pesticides and herbicides, it reduces soil erosion and helps clean up polluted land. These are some of the virtues of a plant, hemp, which has been a source of wealth for Italy, only to disappear from the agricultural and industrial supply chain...
