Biodegradable paper for covering soil produced

June 17, 2025

The Academy of Agricultural Science developed a technique for producing biodegradable paper for covering soil by an industrial method.

Its researchers, together with the scientists of the paper technology institute of the State Academy of Sciences, verified the possibility of industrial introduction for the development of biodegradable paper and ensured the domestic production of the covering material capable of lowering the water absorbability of paper.

As a result, such paper is being produced in different areas including Mundok County. And different cities and counties continue to increase the area of cover cultivation of crops using biodegradable paper.

The cover cultivation of crops using biodegradable paper prevents soil pollution and erosion and loss of nutrients and decreases labour-consuming farming processes like weeding and ploughing.

As biodegradable paper is made with corn and reed straws, there is an abundant supply of its raw materials.

The paper has good prospects of introduction as paper mills in cities and counties can produce it with their production facilities.

The development and introduction of the highly profitable technique for producing paper for covering soil have made it possible to produce high and safe crop yield by overcoming the influence of disastrous abnormal weather in all regions of the country.

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