Olive VI Conference held in Gran Canaria.

Among other issues the future of olive oil will be addressed in the Canary Islands.

Hotel Las Tirajanas in San Bartolome de Tirajana hosts the sixth edition of the Days of the Olive Tree, of the 4 to the 6 February.

Among the lectures that are taught they include the characterization of olive oils. Differentiation and properties whose speaker is Ms. Carpio Annunciation Dueñas: biologist and specialist in fats and oils by the CSIC, Institute of Fat in Seville. Junta de Andalucía.

Causes affecting the quality loss: from the tree to the bottle. Speaker: Announcing Ms. Carpio Dueñas: biologist and specialist in fats and oils by the CSIC, Institute of Fat in Seville. Junta de Andalucía.
Table olives: elaboration, and control features. Speaker: Salvador Alarcon Aranda: Ldo. Science and Technology of Food Technical R & D + F Area Postharvest and Agro-based Industry, IFAPA Center Palma del Río (Cordoba).

Designing an olive plantation: varietal selection and pruning. Speaker: D. Javier Hidalgo Moya IFAPA Researcher. Centro Alameda del Obispo. Cordoba. And good agricultural practices in fertilization and irrigation of olive cultivation. Speaker: D. Javier Hidalgo Moya IFAPA Researcher. Centro Alameda del Obispo. Cordoba.

Thursday 5 February in morning session and for producers of olive oil Canary Islands: FIRST MEETING OF OLIVE OIL PRODUCERS OF THE CANARY ISLANDS. 11:00h.- Situation of the olive oil sector in the Canary Islands. Speaker, Rafael Navarro River War. Chief of Agricultural Extension and Agricultural and Fisheries Development Cabildo de Gran Canaria 11:30h.- blind tasting of oils produced in the islands directed by Ms.. Carpio annunciation Dueñas. 13:00h.- Round table. The future of olive oil in Canary. Moderator: Hon D Sr Torres Lopez Alfonso, Director of the Canarian Institute of Food Quality, producers involved in the different islands 14:15h.- Closing of the meeting.

The Conference will end with a cooking demonstration and olive oils Gran Canaria for professionals in the hospitality and restaurant owners.