OLIVARES VIVOS

Olivares Vivos is a LIFE project funded by the European Commission which has devised a new olive growing model aiming to reintroduce biodiversity and increase profitability in farms. This objective is achieved through the added value of biodiversity recovery in the resulting olive oils (the extra virgin olive oils). With this aim, the Olivares Vivos team has created a certification scheme for olive oils based on the scientific outcomes of the worldwide studies carried out on the biodiversity of olive groves. The Olivares Vivos project is implemented by SEO/Birdlife (coordinator), the Regional Goverment of Jaén, the University of Jaén, the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the University of Évora (Portugal), the agricultural and forestry cooperative society D.R.E.Am. (Italy), the Hellenic Agricultural Organisation DEMETER (Greece) and Juan Vilar Consultores Estratégicos. This project is also co-funded by the Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Development of the Andalusian Government, the Spanish Olive Oil Interprofessional organisation, the Regional Government of Castile-La Mancha and the banking group Caja Rural in Jaén.