Objectives

In Hesse apple juice+apple wine are pressed to approx. 20% from Hessian fruit+to approx. 80% from apples of other federal states or other EU countries. The demand for regional products is increasing among consumers. 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. The goal is to introduce the cultivation of cider fruit in Hesse+proving its economic viability. The aim is to increase the proportion of regional raw materials used in the production of apple juice and cider, also including a study on biodiversity on the cultivated area.