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Powerful grain legumes - more grain legumes on the plate

Authority

Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Verkehr, Landwirtschaft und Weinbau

Federal State

Rhineland-Palatinate

Contact

Stiftsstraße 9
55116 Mainz

Website: External link to the authority

Project Title

Powerful grain legumes - more grain legumes on the plate

Project description

Bringing legumes into the crop rotation is an essential element for a more sustainable agriculture. At the same time, legumes are a vital component of the human diet. Hence, the goal of this project is the establishment of the cultivation of legumes for food production in the area of Rhineland-Palatinate.

The project consists of three main parts: First, through an advisory service of farmers, the cultivation of legumes shall be strenghened and improved. Secondly, regarding a further processing of legumes, capture and treatment of the raw product shall be improved by a specific cleaning facility, adapted to the needs of legumes. Last but not least, processing technology for the implementation of new product lines in the field of food production shall be developed.

Results focusing on practiceorientation

The EIP project „Leguminous Plants Going Strong - More Pulses on the Plate“ was supposed to enhance the general conditions for the cultivation and marketing of pulses for human consumption in Rhineland-Palatinate. The approach included organic farmers, trade companies and food processors along the value chain.

 

Agricultural extension services to organic farmers and their interaction was to be improved in order to enhance a productive cooperation between farmers and food processors. The main goal of the project was to plan and establish a cleaning facility for large-grain pulses. It was erected at the site of Rupp Landhandel GmbH, Framersheim, and will be in use for the harvest of 2020.

 

A second focus of activity consisted in the planning and realization of a facility to produce relishes on the basis of organic pulses. The production site was established by purvegan GmbH in Ramsen. During the project a relish based on regional orga

Key words

  • Outdoor horticulture and woody crops (incl. viticulture, olives, fruit, ornamentals)
  • Biodiversity and nature
  • Food security, safety, quality, processing and nutrion
  • Supply chain, marketing and consumption

Main funding source

Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups (in the sense of Art 56 of Reg.1305/2013)

OG contact information

VG Bioland Naturprodukte mbH & Co KG
Auf der Lai 43
54317 Gusterath

Phone: 06588 - 98393 02

Email: neubauer@kornbauern.de

Type of OG partners

  • Farmer
  • Advisor
  • Researcher
  • Industry

Begin of project

2017

Project status

completed

Total budget applied for in EUR

297,000

NUTS3 CODE

DEB25 Trier-Saarburg

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