Canapa Mundi (International Hemp Expo of Rome)
A Rome hemp fair that started in 2015 at PalaCavicchi and, by 2023, filled Fiera di Roma with food, textiles, building and culture.
- 6results on record
- 2018–2024years in our data
- 4editions
- 0matched to strains
- Rome, 16-18 February 2024latest location
01Beginnings
Canapa Mundi first ran from 20 to 22 February 2015 at PalaCavicchi in Rome.3 An article from the time describes it as the first time an event like this had been held in the city.3
The association Tuanis is named as the organiser of that first show.3 Later, a tourism listing says the fair was founded in 2015 from an idea by Gennaro Maulucci, whom it calls a founder and pioneer of Italy's hemp market.2 The sources do not say how Tuanis and Maulucci fit together.
02The story
The 2015 show was set up like a village of exhibition halls, where visitors and industry people could meet and listen to talks.3 More than 50 exhibitors came from Italy, Spain, Slovenia, the Netherlands, France, Russia and Canada.3 They showed growing equipment, fertilisers, seeds, food, clothing and building materials.3
By 2018 the fair had grown. A new 1,500 m2 pavilion took the exhibition area to 9,000 m2, and a second International Hemp Conference ran alongside.4 That year's edition, held 16 to 18 February at PalaCavicchi, is called the fourth.4
The Lazio Region has recognised Canapa Mundi as an international fair.24 By 2023 it had moved to Fiera di Roma, on Via Portuense, and ran 17 to 19 February.12 A listing for that year calls it the eighth edition.2 The sources do not cover the editions between 2018 and 2023, so they do not show how the later numbering was counted.
03Culture and community
This is a trade-and-public fair rather than a contest. The listing calls it both B2B and B2C.1 The sources name no winners and do not describe any judging or prizes.1234
The 2015 talks covered hemp as a stand-in for petroleum-based fuels and plastics, as a greener option than cotton, and as a building material.3 That first edition also had arts and entertainment sections and hemp-based food.3
In 2018 the fair added cooking shows with hemp cuisine, a hemp week tour of Roman shops and restaurants, a fashion show and a Saturday evening party.4 It had two main areas, industrial hemp and a grow-head-seeds area for cultivation technology, genetics and recreational equipment.4 Family facilities grew too, with a children's area and a nursing room.4
04Where it stands now
The most recent edition in the sources is 2023, held 17 to 19 February at Fiera di Roma, Hall 1.12 Opening hours were 11:00 to 20:00 on Friday and Saturday, and 11:00 to 19:00 on Sunday.2
The 2023 programme covered biodiversity, sustainability, food, wellbeing, textiles, construction, innovation and culture.2 It included exhibitions, workshops, shows, a children's area and a food area.2 The exhibits ranged from food and clothing to bioplastics, cultivation products and construction techniques.1 The Fiera di Roma listing calls it the largest event in its sector in Italy.1
05What comes next
The sources do not say whether there is a later edition or give any future dates. One listing marks the 2023 event as already passed.1
For updates, the tourism listing gives the contact address [email protected] and the website canapamundi.com.2
The results, in our data
CannaLib holds 6 results from this cup across 4 years (2018 to 2024), 0 of them matched to a strain in the catalogue.
Editions on record
- 2018 · Rome
- 2022 · Fiera di Roma, 1-3 April 2022
Sources
- Canapa Mundi - Fiera di Roma (listing)
- Canapa Mundi 2023 - Turismo Roma
- Canapa Mundi: a Roma la prima fiera dedicata alla canapa (GreenMe)
- Torna Canapa Mundi: una settimana a base di canapa nella Capitale (MeteoWeb, 5 January 2018)
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