Valorization Legumes Related Ecosystem Services (VALERECO)

Research team:

Prof. Dr. Ann Kathrin Kößler Professor Leibniz University Hannover umweltverhalten@umwelt.uni-hannover.de

Dr. Jerico Fiestas Flores Postdoctoral Researcher Leibniz University Hannover +49 511 762 2658 fiestas@umwelt.uni-hannover.de

Invitation to participate: Join a study on legumes in your country and the EU.

Purpose: This research aims to understand your consumer experience and preferences in the legume market, including the challenges you face.

Methods: Participate in a 15–20-minute survey across your country and Europe. This will inform legume cultivation policies in your country and the EU.

Benefits: Your input will enhance understanding of consumer, farmer, and retailer perspectives in the EU legume market. Survey completers can enter a lottery to win €100 for every 50 participants. The results from the survey have the potential to influence public policy, which could affect you and other consumers in the future.

Confidentiality: All responses are confidential and anonymized to protect your identity. Personal information collected for the lottery will be stored in a different server so it cannot be linked to your responses.

Participation and Withdrawal: Participation is voluntary, and you can withdraw anytime. Once the survey is completed, data is anonymized, making individual withdrawals from the dataset unfeasible.

Risks: There are no known risks to you from participating in this study.

Funding: This study is part of the EU-funded Valorization Legumes Related Ecosystem Services (VALERECO) project.

Publication of Results: Results may be published in journals and conferences. Feedback will be available in early 2026, with a dissemination workshop planned. You will also receive a lay summary of the final results by email.

Data management: Data will be stored securely for 5 years at Leibniz University Hannover.

Contact Information: For queries, contact researchers via the provided contact information.

Ethics Clearance Reviewed by Burgundy School of Business Research Ethics Committee (CERBSB2025-87). For rights or conduct questions, email dpo@bsb-education.com.

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