Official Programme of Events and Activities in the 16th Montoro Olive Tree Trade Fair

In this post we leave you with the extensive Programme of Events and Activities for the 16th Montoro Olive Tree Trade Fair. We hope that you will be able to come and visit us, take part in the activities that we have prepared this year and enjoy our extra virgin olive oil rich in polyphenols.

We’ll be waiting for you.

From the 16th – 19th May 2012

SATURDAY, 12 MAY.
8.30pm MONTORO OLIVE TREE TRADE FAIR OPENING CEREMONY.
Flamenco recital by Alberto López y Cia.
Presenter of the opening 2012: Pedro León Mellado (Presenter 2010)
Opening of the Fair by Mr. Manuel García Palma (Presenter 2012)
Presenter of the Event: Mrs. María José Sánchez Ruiz. Journalist from Canal Sur.
Place: Miguel Romero Estero Municipal Theatre in Montoro.
TUESDAY, 15 MAY
8.00pm Procession and Mass of Saint Isidore the Labourer
9.30pm Tasting of the Typical “Hoyo” of hollowed bread and olive oil with olives.
10.30pm Choir Performance from the friends of Virgen de la Cabeza
Place: Plan of the Fair
WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY
11.00am OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE 16TH OLIVE TREE TRADE FAIR
Place: Olive Oil Complex of the Community Olive-Producers Heritage Foundation.
EXHIBITION OF MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS RELATED
TO THE OLIVE TREE AND OLIVE OIL.
Times for the Exhibitions:
16th – 18th from 11.00am to 8.00pm.
19th from 11.00am to 3.00pm.
Place: Olive Oil Complex of the Communal Olive Growers Heritage Foundation.
(Avda. Dr. Fleming s/n)
1.00pm DIARIO CÓRDOBA AWARDS CEREMONY.
Place: Olive Oil Complex of the Communal Olive Growers Heritage Foundation
For the best Personal Initiative
For the best Exporting Company
For the best Social Initiative
Special Distinction: Master Miller.
THURSDAY, 17 MAY
“THE OLIVE GROVE IN THE NEW CAP” TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS
Organised by:
Olive Tree Trade Fair Consortium, Provincial Council of Cordoba and Spanish Association of Olive Municipalities (AEMO).
9.00am – 9.30am Handing out of documents to participants.
9.30am – 10.00am   Inauguration.
10.00am – 10.45am   Study of the Costs of Olive Cultivation from AEMO.
Salvador Cubero and José Mª Penco. Spanish Association of Olive
Municipalities.
10.45am – 11.15am   The importance of the subsidies from the CAP to Andalusian olive groves
Emilio Recio. Head of Service of Subsidies.  Delegation of Agriculture of
Cordoba. Government of Andalusia.

11.15am – 11.45am   Coffee break
11.45am – 12.15pm   The olive grove in the new CAP. Perspective from Andalusia
Mª Isabel Salinas. General Secretary of the Rural Environment and Ecological Production
at the Government of Andalusia.
12.15pm – 12:45pm   The olive grove in the new CAP. Perspective from Spain
Representative of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the
Environment.
12.45pm – 2.00pm   Round Table:
Future expectations for the Cultivation of Olives: Costs, sales and
subsidies.
Chaired by: Álvaro González-Coloma.
Director General of the Communal Olive Growers Heritage
Speakers:
Rafael Sánchez de Puerta. Director General of FAECA.
Ignacio Fernández de Mesa. Chairman of ASAJA Cordoba
Eduardo López Vargas. Organisation Secretary of COAG Andalusía
Miguel Cobos. Secretary General of UPA Cordoba.
Place: Miguel Romero Esteo Municipal Theatre of Montoro
FRIDAY, 18 MAY
OIL AND HEALTH Workshops
10.00am  Introduction to the Workshops.“OIL FROM MONTORO-ADAMUZ AND HEALTH” Training workshops
Health benefits of olive oil and its polyphenols.

Organised by:
Olive Tree Trade Fair Consortium, Designation of Origin Montoro-Adamuz.
TRAINING WORKSHOPS PROGRAMME
10.05am  “Polyphenolic Antioxidants in the Oils from the DO Montoro-
Adamuz”
Dr. Manuel Brenes Balbuena. Scientific Researcher from CSIC. Institute
of Fats and Fat Derivatives-CSIC.
10. 45am   Miller’s Breakfast with Extra Virgin Olive Oil from PDO Montoro-
Adamuz
11. 20am  “Health properties of Extra Virgin Olive Oil”
Dr. Francisco Pérez Jiménez. Internist Doctor, specialist in nutrition.
Lipids Unit at the Reina Sofía Hospital in Cordoba
12.00 noon   “Health benefits of olive oil and its polyphenols”
Dr.  Monserrat Fitó. Doctor from the IMIM-Institute of Medical Research
Hospital del Mar in Barcelona.
12.40pm   “Extra Virgin Olive Oil in cooking”
Catering School of Cordoba.
Place: Miguel Romero Esteo Municipal Theatre of Montoro
1.00pm AWARDS CEREMONY OF THE 2011 NATIONAL AWARDS FROM
THE SPANISH ASSOCIATION OF OLIVE MUNICIPALITIES.
Place: AEMO Stand
10th National AEMO Award for the Dissemination of the Olive Culture.
9th National AEMO Award for the Best Oil Mill 2011
6th National AEMO Award for the Best Monumental Olive Tree 2011.
9th National AEMO Award for Research on Oil and Health.
8.30pm CLOSING CEREMONY.
Polyphonic Choral Performance by Montoreña
Awards ceremony
7th Awards for the Quality of Extra Virgin Olive Oils.
16th National Poetry Competition.
5th Competition for Accessibility in the packaging of Olive Oil.
13th Competition for Innovation and Technological Transfer.
ACOEP AWARDS CEREMONY (ASSOCIATION OF MERCHANTS AND
ENTREPRENEURS OF ÉPORA)
Place: Miguel Romero Esteo Municipal Theatre of Montoro.