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The organizations will convene the International Olive Sustainability Conference in September 2024
On Thursday, May 23, the International Olive Council (IOC) signed a collaboration agreement with the University of California (UC) Davis Olive Center with the aim of organizing the International Olive Sustainability Conference (IOSC) at the latter’s campus from 5 to 7 September, 2024.
The agreement, signed by the IOC’s Executive Director, Jaime Lillo, and the UC Davis Olive Center’s Executive Director, Javier Fernández Salvador, sets out the terms for the institutions’ joint collaboration on this timely conference. The IOSC will bring together multiple stakeholders, including researchers, growers and producers from around the world, to learn and discuss sustainable olive farming and olive oil production. The themes of the conference will range from soil health and biodiversity to different uses of mill by-products and input management, among many others. The conversation will also focus on dietary choices and olive oil’s countless benefits for both human and planetary health, as well as addressing economic and social sustainability issues. The event promises to be a turning point for collaboration and discussions regarding the present and future of the olive sector.
Click here to read the draft IOSC program.
The UC Davis Olive Center is a renowned research and education center at the University of California, Davis, established in 2008 and dedicated to the study and promotion of olives and olive oil. It is part of the Centers of Excellence at the Robert Mondavi Institute, with more than 15 years of experience working on olives in California and worldwide to enhance experts’ skills.
