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The event was organized in the framework of the upcoming Montoro Olive Fair
The IOC, represented by Juan Antonio Polo Palomino, Head of the Olive Oil Technology and Environment Department, participated in a newsroom organized by Diario Córdoba on Thursday 5 April. The newsroom was centered around the topic of the olive grove’s sustainability and the challenges that lie ahead for the sector. In his intervention, the IOC’s representative highlighted the olive grove’s particular characteristic as a “zero waste” sector, emphasizing that all by-products can be taken advantage of and valorized. He put forward that the United Nations is betting on the idea of “planetary health”, a concept that reflects the relationship between human and environmental health, and reiterated that olive oil is the healthiest and most sustainable fat that can be consumed.
Polo Palomino participated alongside several experts, including José María Penco, director of the Spanish Association of Olive Tree Municipalities, Rosa Gallardo, director of the School of Agricultural Engineering and Forestry (ETSIAM), and Lola Amo, Mayor of the Spanish municipality of Montoro. The event was organized in the framework of the upcoming Montoro Olive Fair which will count on the IOC’s patronage and that is scheduled to take place from 7 to 9 May, 2024, in Córdoba.
