LIVINGAGRO’s 2 brokerage events on Multifunctional Olive Systems, Grazed Woodlands conclude in Jordan

AMMAN — The National Agricultural Research Cente(NARC), the Regional Forest Agency for Land and Environment of Sardinia (Fo.Re.S.T.A.S.) and the entire LIVINGAGRO Consortium concluded their first seminars on “Brokerage event to foster innovation in Multifunctional Olive Systems” and “Brokerage event to foster innovation in Grazed Woodlands”.

The seminars were held in Jordan on December 13 and 15, according to a statement from organisers.

During both events, the opening and welcome speeches were delivered by Salam Ayoub from NARC-Jordan, and Sara Maltoni from Fo.Re.S.T.A.S. 

Speakers and innovators from Greece, Italy, Lebanon and Jordan shared their experiences with more than 50 participants in each event, who joined from different parts of Jordan representing private and public entities. 

All attendees, researchers, representatives of cooperatives, farmers and multiple stakeholders in private companies, consultants, had the opportunity to share their comments, considerations and questions concerning proposed and presented contents focusing on innovations targeted to economic operators and stakeholders of the Mediterranean olive and olive oil sector and the grazed woodland sector.

The Cross Border Living Laboratories for Agroforestry (LIVINGAGRO) Project is co-funded by the European Union through the ENI CBC Med Programme2014 – 2020 and implemented in Italy, Greece, Lebanon and Jordan. The project aims to support education, research and development, innovation, and technology transfer, including sharing of research results, by establishing two Living Labs, one for multifunctional olive systems (Living Lab 1) and the other for grazed woodlands (Living Lab 2).