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DCOOP's head office hosted the conference to disseminate the results of the GRUPO OPERATIVO SALUD OLIVAR (OLIVE TREE HEALTH OPERATIONAL GROUP). “Developing innovative strategies for the control of endemic diseases and emerging olive trees in Spain”.”
On 12 July 2021, at the headquarters of DCOOP SCA in Antequera and in a blended format, the final dissemination day of the Supra-autonomous Operational Group Salud Olivar was held, the aim of which is the “Development of innovative strategies for the control of endemic and emerging olive diseases in Spain”,
At the conference, they presented the progress and results achieved during the course of this innovation project.
The conference was opened by the Director General of Dcoop, Mr. Rafael Francisco Sánchez de Puerta Díaz, and was attended by the following institutions, specifically Ms. Cristina Simón Palacios, from the Subdirectorate General for Innovation and Digitalisation of the Directorate General for Rural Development, Innovation and Agri-food Training of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; and Ms. Carmen Cristina de Toro Navero, Director General for Industries, Innovation and Agri-food Chain of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Development of the Regional Government of Andalusia.
All partners have worked together on the development of the an integrated strategy for the control of endemic olive tree diseases, such as Verticillosis, or other emerging diseases such as that caused by Xylella fastidiosa, using biological solutions (microorganisms and/or plant extracts) that are compatible with organic production and which also reduce the use of traditional chemical pesticides, leading to the production of higher quality olives and oils with greater added value.
The task force is made up of the agri-food industry products manufacturer DOMCA (Granada), as representative of the consortium, the world's largest olive oil producer Dcoop (Malaga), the agricultural R&D company NEVAL (Valencia), the technology-based company Visiona IP (Madrid), the AINIA Technology Centre (Valencia) and the association of biocontrol solutions manufacturers, IBMA Spain.
After the analysis of the results and the question and answer session, those attending the conference received a gift pack with material for the dissemination of the project and an Andalusian breakfast. .
PRESS RELEASES
During the day, the coordinator of the Task Force was interviewed in the local newspaper «La Crónica de Antequera».»
https://issuu.com/lacronicacomarcadeantequera/docs/la_cronica_948/6
Article from the newspaper «El Mundo».»
PHOTO GALLERY
Olive Health Task Force Consortium Meeting
Olive Grove Health Operational Group dissemination day
Sampling on Verticillium affected farm
Gift pack for attendees of the dissemination day
Coordination meeting at DOMCA premises
Pot work on the DOMCA site
Technical meeting at DCOOP farm
Videos of the GO SALUD OLIVAR project
Video results for social media
Extensive video presentation of the project
Final day at Dcoop's facilities
The project is co-financed by the European Union at 80% under EAFRD and 20% under the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the managing authority responsible for the implementation of the EAFRD assistance and its national share being the Directorate-General for Rural Development, Innovation and Agri-Food Training (DGDRIFA). Total amount of aid approved: 384.830,06 €. The body responsible for the content of this publication is the beneficiary members of the Olive Health Task Force.
Link to the EU website: Rural Development : European Commission (europa.eu)
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