Project Overview

Status:	Draft
Source file:	AGENTS.md; README.md; 00 Project Management/project-status.md
Sensitivity review:	Completed
Purpose:	Provide a reader-friendly entry point to the project overview material.

This section explains what the Industrial Hemp Environmental and Economic Assessment is testing, who the assessment is for, how the Granite Borders region is defined and what rules are being used to keep the business case objective.

The project is not intended to promote or oppose industrial hemp. Its purpose is to test whether industrial hemp represents a commercially viable and environmentally beneficial opportunity for agricultural producers, regional communities and Granite Borders Landcare.

What To Read Here

Page	Use it for
Purpose	Why the assessment exists and what standard of scrutiny it must meet.
Research Questions	The core question and decision questions the business case must answer.
Assessment Perspectives	How findings are separated across producer, supply-chain, GBLC and environmental perspectives.
Methodology	The five-phase research method, evidence principles and decision focus.
Project Status	The current phase, current priorities, limits and publishing status.

Current Position

The project is in Phase 2 - Secondary Research. Phase 1 Scoping is complete, broad secondary research has been synthesised and the current direction is targeted gap closure plus staged Phase 3 primary research planning.

Primary research has not commenced. Final business-case findings, conclusions and recommendations have not been drafted.

Core Question

Does industrial hemp represent a commercially viable and environmentally beneficial opportunity for agricultural producers and regional communities within the Granite Borders region?

For this project, the Granite Borders region means current Tenterfield Shire, New South Wales, and the historic Stanthorpe Shire area in Queensland prior to amalgamation into Southern Downs Regional Council.