Anna Cane has been named the new president of the Filiera Olivicolo Olearia Italiana (FOOI), the Italian interprofessional olive association.
Cane, also the president of the olive oil group at the Italian Association of the Edible Oil Industry (Assitol), previously served as FOOI’s vice president. She succeeds Paolo Mariani, president of the olive millers association, Assofrantoi.
Tommaso Loiodice, president of Unaprol, the national olive oil producer association, was named FOOI vice-president. FOOI’s director Giulio Martino has been confirmed in his position.
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“Together with Tommaso Loiodice, we intend to continue along this path, increasing cooperation between agriculture and industry,” she added.
In a press note, FOOI said the entire Italian olive sector has participated in the interprofessional organization since 2016 through olive grower, miller, olive oil producer and table olive producer associations.
“Since then, we learned to work together, which was far from obvious,” Cane said. “Today, we know how to cooperate because every link in the chain has taken a step forward in acknowledging the challenges faced by the others.”
FOOI added that the interprofessional contributed to the progress made in how the sector is approaching scientific research in problems such as olive oil sterols or mineral oils in olive oil.
“This inclusive approach has allowed us to leave the door open to all those in the olive sector who have not yet taken into consideration the beneficial results obtained,” Cane said, encouraging all olive market participants, including large retailers, to take a step forward.
In its note, the FOOI said the organization’s main goals remain to add value to the national olive oil production while working on the economic and environmental sustainability of the whole sector.
FOOI also noted cooperation with the European Union and the International Olive Council. Its press note also cited the ongoing dialogue with the Italian national government’s deputy secretary to Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests, Patrizio La Pietra.
“We are ready to relaunch the dialogue with the ministry to build a project capable of putting together all voices in the olive oil world,” the FOOI note concluded.
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