Patryk Czech - a graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics and the University of Agriculture in Krakow. He is the founder and CEO of Afori, a company that has been cultivating industrial hemp and extracting its key active substances since 2017. He has been running an organic farm for 6 years. His main focus in hemp cultivation is on the organic and sustainable aspect of farming. Enthusiastic promoter of hemp in terms of climate change, co2 reduction and green deal.

In recent years, Afori has participated in numerous international projects on a total area of more than 700 ha. The company is currently investing in the development of research on the processing of hemp raw materials: fibre and shives, while expanding its activities to foreign markets.