On Saturday 11/6, we celebrated the Global Wellness Day in Molos, Limassol. The aim of the day was to promote a healthier lifestyle and to honour the importance of living well. We provided information about the association of organic diet and health and the public had the opportunity to taste organic food products like halloumi,
Europe Day was celebrated with great success at Molos, Limassol on Saturday, May 7. The ORGANIKO LIFE+ team was there along with the Cyprus Organic Farmers Association, in order to offer organic food samples such as bread, olives, oregano, oil, bananas, oranges, kefir and hairan. We also disseminated informative material regarding the project and the association
The 1st Italian legislative and technological workshop was organized on January 26th 2016, in Rome with participants from a number of organisations such as MATTM, ISPRA, FREE, Itabia, Legambiente, ENEA, ANEV, AzzeroCO2, GBC Italia, CIB, IP Srl and Kyoto Club. During the workshop, the 129th meeting of the Committee on Organic Production and the EU
A workshop regarding “Organic farming and climate change” was held at Latsia Municipal Theatre in the framework of the project on December 18, 2015. The Agricultural Research Institute, the Department of Environment and the Cyprus University of Technology organized the workshop. The aim of this event was to communicate the significance of organic farming products for
During the first study visit in Rome, the ORGANIKO partners had a thorough meeting with the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policy Senator Andrea Olivero, his technical secretariat’s co-workers and ministry’s staff working on organic farming. The Italian Agriculture Ministry expressed their support towards the project ORGANIKO on the bilateral
During our first study visit in Rome, we met representatives of the AIAB (Italian Association for Organic Agriculture), FederBio (Italian federation of organic and biodynamic agriculture) and Bioagricert (Private certification and control body). AIAB promotes a participatory approach in organic farming, since it connects researchers with farmers and consumers and the AIAB president, Mr. Vincenzo
During our first study visit in Rome, we visited two successful initiations within the Rome city. “The city of the other economy” (La città dell’altra economia-CAE) is located in Rome centre at the restored place of Campo Boario in Testaccio. Events, exhibitions, markets and meetings are organized there in order to promote social equality, fair
During our first study visit in Rome, we visited the Maria Montessori Primary School and representatives of Rome Municipality’s Educational and School Services Department (Office for food monitoring and control and Diet Office) provided information about organic food in schools. About 150000 meals are prepared in Rome per day and per meal, the municipality spends
During our first study visit in Rome (01-02/12/2015), we met with representatives from ISMEA and the Lazio Regional Government. The role of the Italian public institute ISMEA (Institute for agro-food market services) in the implementation of EU policies for climate change adaptation and mitigation as well as the contribution of agriculture to the reduction of
The 1st Mediterranean Science Festival took place from 3rd to 6th of December at the Lanitis Carob Mill Complex in Limassol and it was organized by the educational organization SciCo-Cyprus, the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, along with the Cyprus Youth Organization. Our participation consisted of an interactive seminar, carrying out activities for children aged 6-12
