In order to improve the profitability of berry crops whilst maintaining optimal quality and respecting the environment, our trials concentrate on:

• research into new varieties and the improvement of production techniques,
• staggering of the harvest period,
• plant protection,
• preservation of post-harvest quality.

A competence network comprising representatives from production, extension and research meets each year to prioritise new topics in response to production requirements (Berries Forum, Extension).

Centred on practitioners' concerns and questions, our work endeavours to provide precise information and indications on species that present varietal or cultivation difficulties. Research into

•  plant quality,
• cultivation techniques
• and varietal comparison

are carried out in parallel with the

• domestication of new species
• and breeding

The priority of these projects is discussed in a competence network (Plantamont Forum), comprising representatives from Swiss production, the processing industry and research.