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Plastic use in agriculture: observations from the MINAGRIS project

Herforth-Rahmé, Joelle and Heim, Ildikó (2024) Plastic use in agriculture: observations from the MINAGRIS project. Paper at: FiBL Open Day – Organic transformation of food systems, online, 27.11.2024. [Completed]

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Plastic is a versatile, robust, easy to use and cheap material that is present everywhere in our modern life. Agriculture – including organic agriculture – relies on products made of different polymers and their combinations to produce efficiently and protect commodities. Plastic equipment’s improper removal, tear, wear and degradation over time can leave behind Macro- Micro- and finally Nanoplastics in the soil. Moreover, plastic residues come unintentionally in the soil carried by water, wind or via applied inputs (recycled fertilizers, coated seeds, etc.). The EU project MINAGRIS investigates the use of plastic in agriculture in 11 European Case Study Sites and studies the impact plastic residues can have on the soil and dependent living organisms.
This session includes insight into plastic in agriculture and the work done within MINAGRIS. We will introduce the impacts of plastic management in agriculture and discuss a more sustainable management of plastic in crop production and waste management. We will give an overview of the current plastic-relevant policies and instruments and discuss potential improvements.


EPrint Type:Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation:Paper
Keywords:Agricultural soils, microplastics, agriplastics, agricultural plastics, policy, Abacus, FiBL1016008, FiBL1016003
Agrovoc keywords:
Language
Value
URI
English
agricultural soils
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33934
English
plastic debris
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4f886bd3
Subjects: Soil > Soil quality
Values, standards and certification > Assessment of impacts and risks
Environmental aspects
Values, standards and certification > Regulation
Research affiliation:Austria > FiBL Austria
Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Crops > Arable crops > Cereals
Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Crops > Composting and fertilizer application > Compost
Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Quality assurance > Residues
Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Soil > Soil quality > Soil functions
Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Crops > Special crops > Vegetables
Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Crops > Crop protection > Weed control
European Union > Horizon 2020 > MINAGRIS
Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Crops > Special crops > Fruit
Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number:101000407
Related Links:https://minagris.eu/wp/, https://www.fibl.org/en/themes/projectdatabase/projectitem/project/2011
Deposited By: Herforth-Rahmé, Dr. Sc. Joelle
ID Code:54468
Deposited On:15 Jan 2025 12:17
Last Modified:17 Jan 2025 10:20
Document Language:English
Status:Unpublished
Refereed:Not peer-reviewed

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