Horticultural business are confronted with many uncertainties and are often subject to external factors that affect production and sales. However, required planning decisions have often been based on experience and rules of thumb so far. As part of the PlantGrid project, the Department of Fresh Produce Logistics is working on a digital decision support tool to assist companies along the entire horticultural value chain.

Particular attention is also paid to the rising demands on employees in the face of increasing digitization and new technologies. In addition to Hochschule Geisenheim University and Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences, numerous industry partners are involved in the project.