Workbook
Level 5 · Packaging
Work through these exercises with your own product, market and numbers. Review your answers with a mentor, a farmer group or a business adviser. Print this page to fill it in by hand.
Exercises in this level
- 5.1 · What my product needs
- 5.2 · Compare three packs
- 5.3 · Draft a label
- 5.4 · My shelf-life test plan
Part 1 · What packaging does
Exercise 5.1 · What my product needs
- Write your product and how it is sold (by weight, by piece, in bulk).
- List what could harm it before the buyer opens the pack: moisture, air, light, crushing, pests, smells.
- Mark the one or two that matter most.
Part 2 · Choosing packaging
Exercise 5.2 · Compare three packs
- Choose three possible packs for your product.
- For each, write what it protects against, what it costs per pack and where you can buy it.
- Choose one to test and write why.
Part 3 · Labels and information
Exercise 5.3 · Draft a label
- Draw a label for your product with each item in the table above.
- Write the exact words, then read them as a buyer who has never seen your product.
- Write where you will ask to check it against your country's rules before you print.
Part 4 · Shelf life: test, do not guess
Exercise 5.4 · My shelf-life test plan
- Write which pack and which storage conditions you will test.
- Write how often you will check and what you will look for.
- Write who you will ask for help if you are not sure the product is safe.