Towards to zero plastic soil
management agricultural practices
management agricultural practices
Towards a zero plastic
agricultural practice
agricultural practice
Towards a zero plastic
agricultural practice
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AgroPaper® is the ideal mulching solution
for an agriculture that is respectful
with the environment.
LIFE AgroPaper® is a project targeting the substitution of the plastic mulch used in agriculture by a compostable and biodegradable paper mulch developed by Smurfit Kappa. The project has the backing of the European Commission and aims to prove that the paper mulch is a sustainable solution for the environment, helping the earth’s preservation.
PROJECT GOALS
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VALIDATE
Validate this new product in different climatological areas and with different types of crops
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PROMOTE
Promote AgroPaper® as an ecological and sustainable product for the farmers that they want to manage their crops in a sustainable and respectful environmentally way.
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SHOW
Show the benefits that AgroPaper® offers once the paper mulch is integrated in the soil, among which are, the increase in the quality and productivity of the crops, as well as the carbon footprint reduction.
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GENERATE
Create social awareness and environmental respect at the start of the agricultural consumer chain.
AGROPAPER IN NUMBERS
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The worldwide consumption of plastic is 6.500.000T per year.
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In Europe, the amount of plastic use in agriculture is 300.000T per year.
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The two countries with most hectares devoted to agricultural use are Spain and France with 120.039ha and 100.000ha, each.
Demonstrations carried out up to now.
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