The number of foreign countries represented has happened of seven to twelve

The slogan of this year, 'Expoliva is the answer', when it fulfils his thirty anniversary, could not have been more hit. In the middle of one of the greater crises that crosses the sector olivarero, the XVI edition of the International Fair of Oil of Olive has fulfilled, with grow, with the expectations. The data that launches the final balance, with more than 45.000 visitors, are clearly overwhelming. But, definitely, the most remarkable has been the spectacular increase of the international presence, so much in professional visitors, like countries display units and commercial meetings.

The figures are in accordance with one of the most listened messages and repeated by the experts during Expoliva, and is that the future of the olivar goes through to improve the figures of export. Like this it left it clear Luis Carlos García, the president of Fairs Jaén, during the wheel of presentation of the official balance of Expoliva. “This year we have remained us surprised by the increase of visits of professionals of other countries, that have been more than 2.600 people that have requested the professional accreditation closely of 40 countries so shoot like Iceland, Gambia, Ghana, United States, China, France, Portugal, Mexico, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia or Turkey, among others”.

The increase of the international presence also has remained showed in the number of display units pertinent of other countries, that of 7 have happened to 12 this year. Specifically, they have had stand Argentina, Algeria, India, China, France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Slovenia, Turkey, Portugal and Tunisia. In this effort for reinforcing the international dimension of Expoliva, Fairs Jaén has organised a series of meetings with delegations of other countries, between which resalta the visit of a representation of Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, France or Argentina.

This joins to the commercial meetings that also has organised, in collaboration with the Camera of Trade and the Deputation, between a veintena of importing of United States, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Peru and producing jienenses to establish contacts of face to a future commercialisation of the olive oil and other products agroalimentarios in these countries. “It remains like this showed with grow that Expoliva has turned into the meeting point by excellence for the businesses related with the sector oleícola”, underlined Luis Carlos García.

By his part, the delegate of the Andalusian Government, Purificación Gálvez exposed the data of the Simposium Scientific Technician, that organises the Foundation of the Olivar, of parallel form to Expoliva and that serves to present the last novelties around the industry of the olivar, from all the perspectives, from economic, until social, cultural, technological or of health. “This year they have been 170 the works presented, between reports and communications, of more than 600 researchers so much of Spain as of out of our borders”, annotated the delegate. Likewise, they have been more than 1.100 people those that have inscribed in the Simposium, to know at first hand the advances of the sector.

Regarding the International Living room of the Oils of Virgin Olive Extra, the visitors to Expoliva have had the opportunity to taste a selection of the 150 better oils of the world. This pavilion, situated in the Active building Jaén, received during the cuatros days more than 3.000 visits. Finally, it is necessary resaltar the number of professional meetings that have celebrated in the Business Corner of Geolit, thanks to an agreement between the institution ferial and the Technological Park, where have ascertained a total of 370 appointments between distinct professional that have participated in Expoliva, to which it is necessary to join the presentations of companies, more than twenty along the fair, and other commercial agreements that have produced out of this space.

In the final balance, the deputy of Agriculture, Fishing and Environingingment, María Distress Velasco, stood out some of the main novelties that the Deputation of Jaén has presented in this edition of Expoliva, in concrete, the tourist initiative Oleotur, that pretends to join the tourism of interior with all the related with the world of the olive oil, to which already has joined 76 companies jiennenses, between restaurants, oleotecas, cooperative, museums, almazaras visitables, between others. The Market Tastes Jaén in his interior is others of the novelties, where near of 15 companies jiennenses of products of the earth like wine, cheese, repostería or potatoes fritas, put up for sale his products in an especially enabled zone for this and that has been all a success.