The XIX edition of the Montoro Olive Fair presents a renewed formula in its Technical Conferences to be held on 17, 18 and 19 May in the Assembly Hall of the Olive Community Heritage. Under the slogan “In search of a decent income for olive groves: conversion and self-regulation”, all visitors to the exhibition are invited to participate in the debate on conversion as a concept of innovation or need; the vision of self-regulation will also be approached from the perspective of the producer, processing, marketing and administration sectors.
The Technical Conferences will be divided into three modules per day, with Luis Rallo Romero, professor of Plant Production at the Department of Agronomy of the University of Cordoba and winner of the XIV Plácido Fernández Viagas Andalusia Research Prize for his research and teaching activity on olive groves, as presenter. Álvaro González Coloma, Manager of the Olivarero Communal Heritage, will open the second and third sessions.
An essential event that has the support and intervention of entities recognized throughout Spain such as the Union of Small Farmers and Cattle Ranchers (UPA), the Coordination of Farmers’ and Cattlemen’s Organizations (COAG), the Agricultural Association of Young Farmers (ASAJA), Designations of Origin, the Spanish Association of Olive Oil Exporting Industry and Commerce (ASOLIVA) or the National Association of Olive Oil Industries (Asociación Nacional de Industrias).
In addition, staff representing institutions such as the Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training of the Regional Government of Andalusia (IFAPA), the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and the Environment, the Spanish Federation of Olive Oil Manufacturers (INFAOLIVA), Olive Oil Communal Heritage (PCO) or the Spanish Association of Olive Oil Municipalities (AEMO) will also participate.
Finally, anyone who attends the third module of the Conference will be able to enjoy the visit to two olive mills in Montoro, the explanation of the handling of the fruit and the milling process. A demonstration tasting of five premium oils will be the final touch to close this long-awaited meeting of the Fair attendees.
The program is as follows:
TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUMS MONTORO OLIVE FAIR
Montoro, 17, 18 and 19 May 2018
Assembly Hall of the Olivarero Communal Heritage, Montoro (Córdoba)
IN SEARCH OF AN INCOME DIGNA FOR THE OLIVAR: Reconversion and Self-regulation
Thursday, May 17:
9:15-9:30 h. Inauguration by the authorities
Module I: THE CONVERSION OF THE SPANISH OLIVAR: INNOVATION OR NEED?
Introduces and presents: Luis Rallo. Professor UCO
9:30-10:15. Cultivation costs in Traditional Systems vs. High Density
José Mª Penco, AEMO
10:15-11:00. Optimal management of water resources in olive groves
Javier Hidalgo, IFAPA
11:30-12:15. New varieties for high density
Raúl de la Rosa, IFAPA
12:15-13:00. El Olivar Intensive: management and production
Victorino Vega, IFAPA
13:00-13:45. El Olivar in hedge: management and production
Concepción Muñoz, University of Córdoba
Friday, 18 May:
Module 2: THE OIL SECTOR’S SELF-REGULATION: FOR STABLE AND DIGNIFIENT PRICES
Introduces and presents: Álvaro González Coloma. Manager of the PCO.
9:30-10:15. Self-regulation as seen through the eyes of the producer sector
UPA, COAG, ASAJA, DOs
10:15-11:00. A view of self-regulation from the transformation sector
Agro-food cooperatives, Infaoliva, Acora, QVExtra
11:30-12:15. A view of self-regulation from the marketing sector
ASOLIVA, ANIERAC, Packers
12:15-13:00. The Administration’s view of self-regulation
UE, MAGRAMA, Junta de Andalucía, AEMO
13:00-13:30. Conclusions table
PCO, Interprofesional del Aceite de Oliva Español, AEMO y MAGRAMA
Saturday, May 19:
Module 3: GETTING THE MAXIMUM QUALITY VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
Introduces and presents: Álvaro González Coloma. Manager of the PCO.
8:30-14:30. From the Field to the Bottle. Keys to obtaining PREMIUM olive oils
José Mª Penco and Julio Forcada
This module includes a visit to two mills in Montoro, a theoretical explanation of the handling of the fruit and the milling process and a demonstration tasting of 5 premium oils.