Article | REF: AG6288 V1

Agro resources based-packaging

Authors: Valérie GUILLARD, Hélène ANGELLIER-COUSSY

Publication date: June 10, 2018, Review date: January 12, 2022

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2. Characteristics and specific features of agro-resources in relation to packaging applications

2.1 Available plant agro-resources

  • Availability and characteristics of agro-resources

    Barely 40% of the total land cover is used as agricultural land. More than two-thirds of this agricultural surface is used for grazing. The remaining 30% is used mainly to produce agro-resources for animal and human consumption.

    Less than 2% of agricultural land is used for non-food purposes (biomaterials and bioenergy).

    The potential for agro-resource production is therefore enormous, and bioplastics account for less than 0.05% of arable land use worldwide (figure

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