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Cultivation and Refining of Iris germanica and Iris pallida in Bavaria

Authority

Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft, Forsten und Tourismus

Federal State

Bavaria

Contact

Ludwigstraße 2
80539 München

Website: External link to the authority

Project Title

Cultivation and Refining of Iris germanica and Iris pallida in Bavaria

Project description

Establishment of a complete and new value chain in Bavaria on the cultivation of iris rhizomes and the production of valuable products. It is planned to realise and evaluate the cultivation, the harvest and the refinement as an integrated processing chain from the farmer to the manufacturer of the final products. The final products are as dried and processed iris rhizomes very valuable, they are used in the pharmaceutical, food and beverages as well as in the cosmetics and fragrance industrie. A further aim of the project is the scientific mentoring and intergrated risk analysis of the whole value added chain from the establishment of the new special culture over all processing steps up to the final products. For this purpose a specific software will be used. All in all a new approach for testing and optimising new value added chains in the Bavarian agriculture should be pointed out.

Results focusing on practiceorientation

The specialty crop iris and the processing of iris rhizomes for the fragrance and flavor industry was successfully established in Bavaria. For this, planting, weeding and harvesting techniques were developed. In addition, procedures to clean, to chop and to dry the rhizomes were established. Thereby the use of current techniques and its respective modification was helpful. the development of the new processes can initially be realized with cheap second-hand devices. Based on this, the ongoing adjustement of the eqquipment during use or a complete conversion during winter was necessary and possible. The capability to recognize and to solve problems already on the field or during processing is crucial. In case of complex products like iris, the collaboration with other participants like producing companies or scientific institutes is recommended, as not all occurring challenges can be managed alone. 

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

SKH GmbH
Königbacher Straße 17
94496 Ortenburg

Phone: 0941 943 3999

Email: marcel.flemming@ur.de

Type of OG partners

  • Farmer
  • Researcher
  • Industry

Begin of project

2018

Project status

completed

Total budget applied for in EUR

452,049

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Project page

NUTS3 CODE

DE222

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