PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive net for agriculture easy to homogenize to soil, having high water absorbency and water retention and producing no toxic gas even if being burnt. SOLUTION: This net for agriculture is formed from paper strings comprising base paper having as the main raw material coniferous tree craft pulp. It is preferable that the base paper has basis weight of 20-80g/m2and is formed with a cylinder paper machine. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO