The Carbon Blockchain, a carbon finance and technology services company, agreed to acquire Minerva Green, a South African agriculture group specializing in the development of proprietary, indigenous African hemp strains. Financial terms were not disclosed. "We are excited to accelerate industrial hemp production and processing in South Africa by combining advanced technologies with regenerative farming. Our focus will be on socio economic upliftment and the inclusion of local genetics and plant cultivation expertise," Mike Laws, Minerva Green Founder.