Reducing the plastic footprint in agriculture

Reducing the plastic footprint in agriculture

Agriculture is one of the industries where plastic is used from beginning to end: from the fertilizer and pesticide containers, to the covering of the soils, to the soil irrigation through pipes and ultimately to the packaging around the final product. Most of these plastics are used for only one season and end up incinerated, buried in landfills or at sea. When it is too expensive to remove, they are often left behind and ultimately pollute the land.

The BeMed-supported project aims to inform relevant stakeholders in the Cyprus agricultural sector about the impacts of single use plastics and find alternatives whilst maintaining the economic and environmental performance of the farm. A community called “Agro 4 plastic free Fields “will be created to encourage the exchange of ideas and best practices.