Mulching is a procedure used to cover the dirt surface around products to make ideal conditions for yield development. The utilization of biodegradable mulch films is an eco-friendly option for controlled horticulture on constrained, arable land with restricted water supply. Biodegradable mulch films, without having any negative effect on soil, help in enhancing the crop quality by limiting the soil disintegration, providing the supplements, increasing the soil temperature, and stifling the development of weeds. Biodegradable mulches offer an alternate option for plastic mulch films to achieve water preservation, weed control, soil temperature balance, and different other advantages. Biodegradable mulches are not expelled from the field at the end of the season, unlike ordinary plastic mulches. The global market for biodegradable mulch films has been segmented on the basis of biodegradable plastics, composition, application, and geography. Based on biodegradable plastics, the market can be divided into controlled degradation master batches, aliphatic–aromatic polyesters (AAC), and thermoplastic starch (TPS). The thermoplastic starch segment held a major market share in 2016 and the trend is anticipated to continue throughout the forecast period. This is attributable to easy availability, biodegradability, renewability, and cost-effectiveness of thermoplastic starch. The segment is anticipated to witness rapid growth during the forecast period also, owing to high demand for TPS from countries of Asia Pacific such as China and India. Based on composition, the global market for biodegradable mulch films has been segregated into starch, starch blended with polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), and starch blended with polylactic acid (PLA). Get PDF brochure for Industrial Insights and business Intelligence @ https://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/sample/sample.php?flag=S&rep_id=28673 The starch segment held a major market share in 2016 and the trend is anticipated to continue throughout the forecast period. This is attributable to high biodegradability and cost–effectiveness of starch. In addition, high amylose content in starch helps in forming flexible and strong biodegradable mulch films. This is also a major reason for high demand for starch. Based on application, the global biodegradable mulch films market has been divided into fruits &vegetables, grains, and others. The fruits &vegetables segment held a major market share in 2016 and the trend is anticipated to continue throughout the forecast period. The agricultural sector can benefit from mulch films in terms of fertilizer leaching, reduction in soil compaction, moisture evaporation, increase in soil temperature, and eradication of weeds to obtain increased yield. Major factors driving the global market for biodegradable mulch films include rising environmental concerns and increasing demand for biodegradable and eco-friendly mulch films. In addition, rising demand in the agricultural sector for better yield of crops in appropriate conditions is a major driver for the global market for biodegradable mulch films. Greenhouses are also recording high demand for biodegradable mulch films, as they grow crops in artificial environmental conditions. This factor is triggering the global market for biodegradable mulch films. Lack of availability of these films inall regions is a major restraint for the global market for biodegradable mulch films. Rising demand from countries such as China and India is projected to offer growth opportunities to the market during the forecast period. Geographically, the global biodegradable mulch films market has been segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East &Africa, and Latin America. Asia Pacific held a major market share in 2016 and the trend is anticipated to continue during the forecast period. The market in the region is anticipated to witness rapid growth during the forecast period. This is attributable to increased demand from countries such as India and China.