Primary Research

Status:	Draft roadmap; primary research not commenced
Source file:	00 Project Management/project-status.md
Sensitivity review:	Completed
Purpose:	Explain the proposed staged Phase 3 primary research pathway.

Primary research has not commenced. No interview findings are authorised for publication.

The proposed Phase 3 pathway has three stages. Timeframes are indicative only and should be confirmed during scoping.

Stage	Indicative timing	Indicative duration	Purpose	Main output
3.1 Initial Primary Research	Start after Phase 2 targeted gap closure is accepted.	4-6 weeks	Conduct a top-layer evidence check with producers, supply-chain actors, technical advisers, political/regulatory stakeholders and community stakeholders.	Initial evidence snapshot and funding-readiness brief.
3.2 Scoping and Resourcing	Immediately after 3.1 synthesis.	4-8 weeks	Use Phase 3.1 evidence to design a resourced, fundable larger project.	Project scope, delivery model, partner roles, budget structure and funding shortlist.
3.3 Funded Parallel Research	After funding, partner and governance approval.	6-18 months	Run coordinated agronomy, agri-business, market, environment and community research streams.	Evidence-based decision-support, education and engagement outputs.

This structure is intended to build enough evidence to decide whether a larger funded project is justified. It does not assume industrial hemp is commercially viable, environmentally beneficial or strategically appropriate for Granite Borders Landcare.

When primary research begins, this section may include reviewed, anonymised and consent-appropriate summaries only. Raw notes, contact details and commercially sensitive information must remain outside the publishing layer.