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Hessisches Ministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz
Hesse
Mainzer Straße 80
65189 Wiesbaden
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Initiative ‘Apfelland’ – Implementation of cider fruit cultivation in Hesse
In Hesse apple juice and apple wine are pressed to approx. 20% from Hessian fruit and to approx. 80% from apples of other federal states or other EU countries. The demand for regional products is increasing among consumers and the Hessian state government has also expressed the desire for regional products. However, measures in orchard cultivation are not sufficient to produce the required quantity of apples. New ways of producing regional apples should therefore be considered, without reducing orchard production.
With this in mind, the project ‘Apfelland-Initiative’ has set itself the goal of introducing the cultivation of cider fruit in Hesse and proving its economic viability. The aim is to increase the proportion of regional raw materials used in the production of apple juice and cider. The project will also include a study on biodiversity on the cultivated area. The results will be compared finally with the knowledge of biodiversity of orchards.
By 2023, this project will have created a total area of 61 hectares of new cider orchards for seven farmers in Hesse. With a potential yield of 40 tonnes per hectare, around 2,440 tonnes of apples can be produced from this project alone. The study of biodiversity and species diversity in the cider orchards shows that these vary greatly depending on the measures applied in cider orchards. However, biodiversity can be increased through a range of nature conservation measures. Cider orchards may only be planted on arable land and not on grassland. Manual harvesting requires the most labour. Here it could make sense for several farms to join forces. In order to be successful with cider fruit cultivation, it is essential to obtain good professional advice in advance on the planting and care of cider fruit.
Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups (in the sense of Art 56 of Reg.1305/2013)
MGH GUTES AUS HESSEN GmbH
Homburger Straße 9
61169 Friedberg
Phone: 06031/732362
Email: draeger@gutes-aus-hessen.de
2019
completed
400,000
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