The International Olive Council (IOC) and the Andalusian Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training (IFAPA) signed a framework cooperation agreement on 13 October to strengthen collaboration in the olive sector.
Signed by the IOC’s Executive Director, Jaime Lillo, and IFAPA’s President, Marta Bosquet Aznar, the agreement aims to promote joint projects in research, training, innovation and technological development.
This collaboration reinforces both institutions’ commitment to scientific cooperation, knowledge exchange and capacity building in support of a more sustainable olive sector.
The agreement provides for the development of joint research projects, mutual advice and the exchange of information, as well as training and the temporary secondment of research and technical staff.
It also includes science outreach activities and the promotion of technological development, together with other initiatives of common interest, which will be set out in future agreements and contracts.