Italy: Towards a European federation to strengthen the olive oil sector

Published 2024년 11월 18일

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The article highlights a conference by Assom, Italy's first table olive association, which aims to strengthen the sector both in Italy and Europe. The conference discussed the potential of the table olive supply chain and addressed challenges such as market expansion, climate crisis, and energy increases. Assom is proposing the creation of a sector federation to modernize production and improve product quality and quantity. The association believes that table olives, being versatile and popular, can boost the supply chain's image and is already attracting interest from non-EU markets like the US, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, and Canada.

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Rome - Giving voice and strength to the table olive sector, in Italy and Europe, thus offering new opportunities to the olive-oil supply chain. This was discussed at the conference “Towards a European federation to strengthen the sector”, organized by Assom, the Table Olive Association, which represents Italian producers. The meeting, moderated by the journalist Maurizio Pescari, saw the participation of Antonio de Mora, General Secretary of Asemesa, Andrea Carrassi, General Director of ASSITOL, the Hon. Valerio Novelli, Councilor of the Agriculture and Environment Commission of the Regional Council of Lazio, Tommaso Loiodice, President of Unapol, Paolo Mariani, President of Assofrantoi, Pier Luigi Silvestri, President of OP Confoliva, Michele Nonni, Mayor of Castel Madama, and Stefano Scardala, Councilor for Productive Activities. Assom was founded in 2016 and is the first association to represent entrepreneurs in the sector. Since 2023 it has been an associate member of ASSITOL, ...

Source: Agricolae