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Collaborative project: Sustainable packaging of potted herbs - consumer-led development and testing of new solutions - subproject A (ExtraHerb)
Project
Project code: 281A706A20
Contract period: 15.07.2022
- 14.07.2025
Budget: 223,490 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: medicinal plants and spices, packaging, vegetable production, consumer behaviour, consumption competence, horticulture, sustainability, resource protection, resource efficiency
Potted herbs take on a special role among food products, as they can continue to be productive for consumers through vegetative growth. More than half of the households in Germany buy fresh herbs at least once a year. The herbs are packaged in pots, bags, and trays, most of which are made of plastic. Numerous conflicting goals with economics, product quality, or logistics have so far prevented a switch to plastic-free packaging. In addition, there is little knowledge about how potted herbs are handled in households. What is clear is that production and consumption conditions differ greatly in terms of environmental factors such as light and temperature or plant care, which affects shelf life and thus product benefit. In the project, the conflicting goals are worked out and evaluated holistically, optimized concepts for potted herb packaging are developed and tested by interdisciplinary research partners (business science and plant science) as well as practical partners (horticultural producers, packaging manufacturers, retail companies).
Section overview
Subjects
- Horticulture
- Vegetable Gardening
- Food Processing
- Resource management
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Associated projects: ExtraHerb
- Collaborative project: Sustainable packaging of potted herbs - consumer-led development and testing of new solutions - subproject B
- Collaborative project: Sustainable packaging of potted herbs - consumer-led development and testing of new solutions - subproject C
- Collaborative project: Sustainable packaging of potted herbs - consumer-led development and testing of new solutions - subproject D
- Collaborative project: Sustainable packaging of potted herbs - consumer-led development and testing of new solutions - subproject E
