Combat poverty with packaging and printing

More than 3 billion people live below the poverty line with an income of less than €4.75 per day, of which over 750 million people must live on less than €1.65 per day (source: World Bank). The vast majority of this group are farmers. With your choice of packaging and printing, you can directly contribute to poverty reduction.

Worldwide, 875 million people work in agriculture, which is 25% of the global workforce (source: ILO). In developing countries, more than 50% of the workforce works in agriculture (source: World Bank). By far the vast majority of this group are farmers and are extremely poor. Low food prices and yields per hectare are the cause of this. Did you know that plants such as grain, rice, corn, sugar cane, etc. consist of only 20% food and 80% stems and leaves (agricultural waste)?

PaperWise uses agricultural waste, the plant residues remaining after the farmers’ harvest, as a raw material for paper and paperboard. This allows farmers to receive financial compensation for 100% of the plant, instead of only 20%. Your choice of the right material for your packaging and printing can therefore have a major influence on the prosperity of farmers in developing countries. Ask your printer about PaperWise or contact us for more information. Together we can contribute to poverty reduction. Together Wise With Waste.