The
papers for the various Forums of the Scientific-Technical Symposium: EXPOLIVA
2013 may refer to any of the following areas of knowledge, which, generically,
are related to Olive Groves and Oil.
FORUM
ON OLIVE GROVES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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Production factors: climate, soil and tree
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Plantation planning and design
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Advances in growing techniques: irrigation, fertilisation, pruning, soil management, etc.
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Sustainable development in Olive Groves
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Integrated production
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Ecological cultivation
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Plant improvement and crop protection
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Olive grove mechanisation
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Harvesting techniques
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Use of olive biomass
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Use of olive oil industry by-products
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Traditional, intensive and super-intensive production systems
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Conditionality
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Traceability
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Olive groves and climate change
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Advances in pest and disease control
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Productivity and water use efficiency
FORUM
ON THE OLIVE OIL INDUSTRY, TECHNOLOGY AND QUALITY
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New methods of describing virgin olive oils
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Production factors that determine oil yield and quality
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Process automation and optimisation
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Comprehensive use of the by-products of two-phase centrifugation
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Development of new technologies for processing olives, obtaining oil and preserving quality
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Quality assessment and standardisation
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Traceability
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Advances in the design of olive oil industries
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Production and quality control systems
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Biomass, biofuels and bioplastics
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Refining systems
ECONOMIC
AND SOCIAL FORUM
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Economy of olive farms and their future development
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The promotion of quality virgin olive oils and information systems
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Supply and demand
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Structure of the olive oil industry and related companies
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Product marketing strategies
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Product differentiation
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Brand policies, design and intangible management
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Producer and distributor brands
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Logistics and commercial distribution
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Olive oil company management: economy of knowledge
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International olive oil trade. Factors for its development
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Origin and destination markets
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Spot, futures and options markets
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Concentration of supply
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Description of demand
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Electronic commerce systems
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Economy of olive by-products
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Olive groves and rural development
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The labour market in the olive sector
FORUM
ON NUTRITION, HEALTH AND OLIVE OIL
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Disease
prevention and consumption of olive oil
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Health
effects of Mediterranean diet
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Nutritional
and therapeutic value of olive oil over other oils
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Beneficial aspects of olive oil consumption to health
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Oxidative
stress and aging
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Antioxidant compounds of olive oil and cholesterol
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Antitumor defense mechanisms
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Nutritional factors and modulation of metabolism
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Olive
oil effect on defense mechanisms
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Mediterranean diet and sport
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Lifestyles and diet
FORUM
ON OLIVE OIL CULTURE
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Historical aspect of olive growing and of the olive oil industry: art, sociology,
science and economy
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Anthropological factors of olive cultivation
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Communication and dissemination of olive oil culture
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Interpretation and museum discourse in the olive sector
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Olive landscapes
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The Mediterranean cuisine, the culture of olive oil
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Olive oil and catering
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New uses of olive oil
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Lifestyles and promotion of olive oil culture