In Uganda's Mbale district, the prevalence of plastic bags, known locally as buveera, is increasingly affecting farmland and waterways. This issue has extended beyond urban areas like Kampala, infiltrating rural agricultural lands where farmers express concern over buveera's effects on their crops. Studies indicate that microplastics are more prevalent in soils than oceans, impacting ecosystems and human health. Experts emphasize the need for engineering solutions to manage plastic pollution in agriculture, which has been exacerbated by climate change, making plastic products essential in farming practices.
Around the world, plastics find their way into farm fields. Climate change makes agricultural plastic, already a necessity for many crops, even more unavoidable for farmers.
According to a 2021 report on plastics in agriculture by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, soils are one of the main receptors of agricultural plastics.
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