CITOLIVA Toledo Seminar: "Natural allies for the phytosanitary management of olive groves"

These training sessions aim to transfer high-value technical knowledge, bring innovation closer to the territory and provide professionals in the olive oil sector with practical tools to improve the sustainability, efficiency and competitiveness of olive groves.

Each session is designed to equip participants with clear technical criteria and solutions applicable to their daily work. The goal is for you to leave each session with a practical, up-to-date, and realistic vision of how to move towards a more efficient, sustainable, and profitable olive-growing industry.

PROGRAM

SESSION OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 27

• 08:00-09:00 | WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION. José Alfonso Gómez Guzmán. Head of R&D&I. CITOLIVA.
• 09:00-10:45 | ECOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL IN OLIVE GROVES. José Alfonso Gómez Guzmán. Head of the R&D&I area. CITOLIVA.
• 10:45-11:15 | BREAK.
• 11:15-14:15 | ORGANIC PRODUCTION. CURRENT SITUATION OF THE SECTOR. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANIC OLIVE GROVES. FOUNDATIONS FOR A RESILIENT AGROECOSYSTEM. BUILDING LIFE FROM SOIL HEALTH AND ORGANISMS. Pablo Silvestre · Master in Organic Agriculture and Agroecology (Univ. Barcelona).

SESSION OF THURSDAY, MAY 28

• 08:00-10:15 | DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT OF OLIVE GROVES TO ENHANCE FUNCTIONAL BIODIVERSITY. José Alfonso Gómez Guzmán. Head of R&D&I. CITOLIVA.
• 10:15-10:45 | PRACTICAL ACTIVITY ON VISUAL RECOGNITION OF NATURAL ALLIES USING LABORATORY EQUIPMENT. José Alfonso Gómez Guzmán. Head of R&D&I. CITOLIVA.
• 10:45-11:15 | BREAK.
• 11:15-14:15 | COMPLEXIFYING THE AGROECOSYSTEM. ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION IN OLIVE GROVES WITH DIFFERENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. Pablo Silvestre · Master in Organic Agriculture and Agroecology (Univ. Barcelona).

REGISTRATION (limited places) | PROGRAM | Contact : citoliva@citoliva.es