Mozambique’s farmers pay the price of Europe’s paper packaging demands

Mozambique’s farmers pay the price of Europe’s paper packaging demands

The rise in e-commerce has created a commensurate rise in demand for single-use paper packaging. Fast-growing, high-yield eucalyptus has become a popular choice for paper but farming communities in Mozambique are paying the price for cheap paper according to a Mongabay documentary produced by Boaventura Monjane, Davide Mancini and Juan Maza. Portugal used to be Europe’s main source of cellulose for paper, made from eucalyptus. But locals became …