Can Agriculture Kick Its Plastic Addiction?
Civil Eats
DECEMBER 4, 2023
In China, for example, research shows that plastic field covers keep the soil warm and wet in a way that boosts productivity considerably; an additional 15,000 square miles of arable land—an area about the size of Switzerland—would be required to produce the same amount of food. As contamination rose, crop yields fell by 15 percent.
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