The second meeting of the OliveOilMedNet project, co-financed by the INTERREG EUROMED program with the title “Mediterranean Network for the Promotion of Sustainability and Authenticity in the Olive Oil Sector”, took place on the 29 & 30 of October in Bari and in Andria.
The Project Meeting was organised by, CIA – Italian farmers – Regional Association of Puglia and Assoproli – Olive Producers’ Association – Bari. It was attended by representatives from all project partners: Chamber of Preveza, Hellenic Agricultural Organization ”DIMITRA” – ELGO-DIMITRA, Region of Peloponnese, Casa do Azeite – Portuguese Olive Oil Association, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Corsica, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paphos, University of Jaen and Agricultural University of Tirana.
During the 1st day of the meeting at the CIA Agricoltori Italiani di Puglia regional headquarters, partners presented some of the results of the research study on the current situation of olive growing in their countries, the regulatory frameworks and the Challenges-Opportunities of the olive oil sector. Any existing intervention tools, strategies and tools relevant to the project were assessed. Subsequently, the scientific partners showed the good practices to follow from harvesting to pressing the olives.
This was followed by a visit to the FINOLIVA factory in Bitonto where all the partners were able to admire the technologies used and the production processes with total product traceability.
On the 2nd day the day started with a field visit in Andria and a meeting was held at the Assoproli headquarters. During the meeting several topics such as capacity building activities, networking and project communication aspects were discussed. The meeting finished with a brief tasting experience and visit to processing and packaging facilities.
