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Collaborative project: Framework to provide information to consumers at the point of sale concerning shelflife and product properties for fruit an vegetable using the example kiwifruit - subproject 3
Project
Project code: 2816700310
Contract period: 01.04.2012
- 31.03.2015
Budget: 37,250 Euro
Purpose of research: Experimental development
Consumers are worried about the circumstances under which fruit and vegetable have been produced. The aim of this project is therefore to develop a system which gathers data along the supply chain of kiwifruit production and provides this data to the consumer, who can use it to take his decision whether to buy or not at the point of sale. In detail the following information will be given to the consumer: Information concerning the harvest, location (GPS-Data: visualized on GoogleMaps) of the plantation, name of the producer and his motivation, history of the kiwifruit production, data concerning agricultural practice during production (spraying record), data concerning logistics: transport and storage, ingredients: sugar content, vitamins, date of packaging, recommended date for consumption (''best before”), general recommendations concerning storage and consumption along with recipes.
For acquisition of the data concerning ingredients and best before the use of innovative NIR technology is necessary. By the means of an analysis of the reflected spectrum, data can be acquired. This data is gathered in a database and put at the hands of the consumer via a code on the packaging, that displays it on his smartphone.
Section overview
Subjects
- Arboriculture
- Communication Sciences
- Nutritional behaviour
Framework programme
Funding programme
Excutive institution
MRI - Department of Safety and Quality of Fruit and Vegetables (MRI-OG)
Funding institution
Project management agencies
Associated projects: Collaborative project: Framework to provide information to consumers at the point of sale concerning shelflife and product properties for fruit an vegetable using the example kiwifruit
- Collaborative project: Framework to provide information to consumers at the point of sale concerning shelflife and product properties for fruit an vegetable using the example kiwifruit - subproject 1
- Collaborative project: Framework to provide information to consumers at the point of sale concerning shelflife and product properties for fruit an vegetable using the example kiwifruit - subproject 2
