Activities

Preparation of teaching material, the development of a specific curriculum on “traditional orchards”, a picture pool and knowledge database with dictionary, literature, courses, etc. are some of the activities carried out by the project. These focus mainly on apple farming covering the whole process, from growing and planting techniques to orchard management and processing and marketing of products.



The project produced a knowledge database that complements the teaching materials developed by the project and provides further sources of info for farmers managing traditional orchards. The database has six sections: Dictionary, Literature, Expert text, Courses, Contacts and Links. Although the courses section is out of date and no longer valid, the other parts are still very useful.

Additional information

It is crucial to consider the local specificities of traditional orchards, not only regarding the place (e.g. climate or soil) but also the type of management practices. This aspect is very well considered in the knowledge database. For example, the part on Expert text contains material only in English, but the other sections are organised according to the source country or language (Germany, Denmark, France, Austria, Poland and Hungary). This helps to better access to local knowledge. Especially remarkable is the dictionary, which compiles a long list of more than 200 terms and phrases translated into five languages.

Content-wise the material is sorted according to the main knowledge categories addressed by the project: pomology, care & management, processing & marketing. This is particularly helpful for the links and contacts provided, allowing farmers and advisers to reach the right sources, depending on their information needs.