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Biolmed Newsletter nº 5 December 2010
Summary
1. Introduction
2. Biolmed project recent activities
2.1. Biol exhibition in Mgarr (Malta) in September
2.2. Biol exhibition in Spain (Córdoba), 18th -20th of November
2.3. Results of the Spanish Questionnaire for operators.
2.4. Preliminary results of the experimental fields
2.5. Group Purchasing Organisations and Farmers Markets instructions, CIBI.
3. Other project partners activities: SEAE (Spain)
3.1. Biolmed short chains days
3.2. Contribution to the Manual: Climate change and olive oil quality
3.3. Website
4. News of the organic olive oil and mediterranean organic sector
5. Next Biolmed and organic events
6. Project addresses
Biolmed Newsletter nº 4 August 2010
Summary
I. Introduction 1
II. Biolmed project recent activities
II.1 Biolmed Permanent Transnational network meeting. Bari. Italy.2
II.2 Focus Group with organic stakeholders in Bari. Italy. 4
II.3 Development of operators questionnaire, TEI. 5
II.4 A new design for the experimental fields in this period. IAMB. 6
II.5 Group Purchasing Organisations and Farmers Markets, rules, CIBI. 7
III. Other Biolmed project partner activities
III.1 ICEA (Italy): ISOP 8
III.2 SEAE (Spain): 9
- Public presentation of Biolmed Service
- Centre & Regional Information Office.
- First Biolmed Spain meeting in Córdoba
- Website update
- Junta de Andalucía new Biolmed Project partner
- New brochure on short chains and service centre presentation
IV. News on organic olive production in the Mediterranean basin
IV.1 Malta. The Primo and Bidni Project. 12
IV.2 Spain: 15
- Maritina Hernandez chairs the Prize Awards of the XV Contest of Virgin Olive Oil and the IV Contest of Organic
- Virgin Olive Oil “City of Utiel”.
- Andalusia promotes its extra virgin olive oils in Futuroliva.
- The contest Ecotrama recognizes the best organic oil.
- European Organic Congress in Madrid.
- Sales of organic olive oil in Andalusia (Spain) were over nine million of kilograms and reached 33 countries.
IV.3 Other countries: 22
- Olive oil in China and the world
- Organic agriculture: The label Bio-Tunisia
V. Other Mediterranean organic news
V.1 Fouth European Organic Congress of IFOAMEU Group in Rome: Evaluation of the new EU regulation. 24
V.2 Biolmed Project will appear in an article at The Organic Standard 25
VI. Next Biolmed and organic events
VI.1 Be inspired by the alternative Nobel Prize Laureates 26
VI.2 6th European Conference of GMO-free regions. 27
VI.3 Agenda 28
VII. Project addresses. 29
Biolmed Newsletter nº 3 March 2010
Summary
I. Introduction 1
II. Biolmed project past activities
II.1.Biolmed Project Steering Committee meeting. Thessaloniki, Greece. 3
III. Biolmed project partner activities
III.1.Greece: BIOLKIDS event during Ecofestival 5
III.2.Italy: Biol Prize 2010 6
III.3.Malta: Visit of the SEAE director to the Mgarr municipality 7
III.4. Spain: Junta de Andalucía, new Biolmed Project partner 7
III.5. Biolmed present at the Biocultura Fair in Valence, Spain. 8
IV. Mediterranean and organic olive production news
IV.1 Spain: Bad weather and low harvest revalue organic extra virgin olive oil. 9
IV.2 Galician (ES) researchers develop a drug against rheumatism based in extra virgin olive oil. 11
IV.3 Biofach, Nuremberg, Germany 12
V. Other Mediterranean organic news
V.1 Malta: Eco-Gozo 14
V.2 Mediterranean Symposium on organic fertilisation in Sousse (Tunisia) MOAN/ISOFAR/CITAB 16
V.3 Expert meeting on copper use in organic farming (organised by AIAB) 17
V.4 International Conference on Organic Agriculture in Scope of Environmental Problems, Famagusta/Cyprus 18
V.5 Third European Organic Congress of IFOAM: Two opportunities to discuss the future of organic in Europe. 19
V.6 Round Table on organic farming and Climate Change (RTOACC) Workshop 1. 20
VI. Mediterranean and Biolmed next events
VI.1 Biolmed meetings in Bari 21
VI.2 Biolmed Inquiry on Organic olive Production innovations 21
VI.3 Agenda 22
VII. Project addresses. 23
Biolmed Newsletter nº 2
Summary
I. Introduction
II. Biolmed project activities 1
II.1 Biolmed Transnational Network 2
II.2 Experimental fields on Bactrocera oleae control 2
II.3 Biolmed website news 2
III. Biolmed partner activities
III.1 ECOFESTIVAL fair in Greece 3
III.2 Catalogue of Biol prize 2009 5
III.3 XV SEAE conference in Bunyola, Spain.10
IV. Mediterranean and organic olive production news
IV.1 IFOAM-ABM meeting 12
IV.2 Farmers reaction to the draft of the Andalusian law of olive grove 12
IV.3 Round Table on Organic Agriculture and Climate Change established. 14
IV.4 Expert group for technical advice on organic production. Call for applications. 15
IV.5 EU organic logo: Online vote 16
V. Special thematic: Organic research in organic oliviculture
V.1 Selection of last research studies (from 2007) in Bactrocera in the Biolmed project countries 16
V.2 Organic research project with Mediterranean involvement 20
V.3 Organic research priorities in the Mediterranean 21
VI. Mediterranean and Biolmed next events 22
VII. Project addresses. 23
Biolmed Newsletter nº 1
Summary
Introduction Page 1
Project description Abstract Page 1
Geographical extension of the project Page 2
Positive environmental impacts of the project Page 2
Project Partners and Steering Committee
Partners Page 3
Steering Committee Page 4
Project Organization Chart Page 5
Project Management Page 5
Background and principles of the Biolmed project
Origin Page 6
Considering the knowledge about the Mediterranean organic olive sector Page 7
Using the previous experiences Page 7
Sharing technical activities between the partners Page 8
Bringing innovative aspects to the Mediterranean organic olive oil Page 9
Biolmed Project Coherence
… with Mediterranean Programmes Page 9
… with the orientations of the Axis and specific objectives of the project Page 10
… with the European Union, the national policies and other EU programs Page 10
News
Preparatory Meeting to start the Biolmed Project Page 12
The kick-off meeting of the Biolmed Project took place in June 10th at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari – MAIB (Italy) Page 14
The Steering committee of Biolmed had its first meeting Page 14
Biolmed has published the Brochure in fur languages Page 15
Biolmed protocol for experiments to prevent Bactrocera oleae attack. Page 16
Launching of the website BioMedNet.eu Page 17
Participation in the Expoliva Fair in Jaen province, Spain Page 18
First meeting of the Biolmed Permanent Transnational Network Page 19
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