One night in the forest of olive trees in the Salento Lecce

One night in the forest of olive trees in the Salento Lecce
Antonio Bruno *
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Agreed in 2010 to collect the olives? What will the olive groves of Salento Lecce? In this paper some thoughts Alderman subsidiaries to food of the Puglia Region Dr. Dario Stefàno and the President of Commission IV Regional Director Eng. Aurelio Gianfreda.
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They were angry last night the teachers in his 70 growers of Salento Lecce in a November 15, 2010 Gemini Ugento in the forest of olive trees. I arrived a bit 'late after the time set, I asked the Provincial Councillor Dr. Gianfranco Coppola to talk about olives. They are 18 and 20, the room is packed Assessor arrives to food of the Puglia Region Dr. Dario Stephen, Coordinator of the Agriculture in the Conference of the Regions, sits next to me, at this stage we are putting us on display. Councillor asks me how structured the evening, I tell him that I will speak of polyphenols, of the bitter and spicy, I add that there are too many frauds.
The organization was organized by the association of agricultural producers and Gemini Ugento. Rapporteur at the conference on "Crisis of olive - emerging needs and growth paths for the Olive" at the nearby Market Hall Theatre oratory in a small town sort thousand years ago is overflowing with history and culture. There was a Regional Director Eng. Gianfreda Aurelio, president of the Permanent Council Commission IV production activities, agriculture, tourism, when he tried to talk Mauro Spagnuolo, chartered accountant who has suffered from almost suffered the first break, in perfect dialect asked if all were to pick olives or not! It 'was then the turn of Sabrina Sansonetti, accountant, expert in development of the Territory and finally I spoke Oil del Salento Lecce, polyphenols, and then of the bitter and spicy.
Calm down these people who have had to fight against malaria, the first two decades of the twentieth century, put down a proud people that was imposed on the territory because it noted that despite the complaints of local governments, did not obtain the solution to the problem of the marshes, as word spread more and Malaria and more unemployment, to communicate with these riders without blemish and without fear, I assure you it was not easy.
The people of Ugento, destroyed by the disease between 1924 and 1932 in the only recorded cases of malaria Ugento ranging between 1071 and 2416, a total population of about 5000 inhabitants has been able to survive and thrive in spite of all this.
These people who beat the swamp and who won the malaria is now fighting a battle against fraud.
Yeah! Why the extra virgin olive Ugento is genuine as that of all the Salento Lecce, or is self-evident, while there are the shelves of supermarkets crammed with bottles consist little because in most cases it is not oil extra virgin olive oil.
On the shelves of a survey commissioned by the COOP is in most cases deodorized oil to which is added very little extra virgin olive oil rich in polyphenols from the varieties of Puglia Corato, Peranzana, ogliarola which are among the richest in Italy and world of antioxidants, oil that is sold in little more than two euro from large retail chains.
In an article by Luigi Alberto Grimelli Loaded and report the thesis Pérez-Camino et al., 2002, Pérez-Camino et al., 2008, Mariani et al., 2008, Biedermann et al., 2008 claiming "fraud Mixtures deodorized oils could largely be revealed with focused analysis.
The IOOC International Olive Oil Council has identified an analytical method capable of obtaining the result of exposing this fraud, and in this conference I asked Alderman to food of the Puglia Region Dr. Dario Stephen's championing of an initiative by the Hon. Paolo De Castro on December 9 will officially present the package as where it is relevant that the European Union officially adopted the analytical method of alkyl esters that exposes the fraud of the mixtures with oils deodorized.
I cheered after the protests, after the shoot-derived exasperation! That's the pride of Messapi wakes up, go it alone, producing a bitter and spicy oil that is unique and good!
I told those present that at the beginning of genuine olive oil is hard to eat, Salento used to eating the oils that come from the shelves have lost their way that they can heal. Here it is necessary to make a commitment to get back on track, because to understand that there is definitely a genuine oil is spicy and bitter!
The President of Commission IV Regional Director Eng. Aurelio Gianfreda has ensured its availability, and added that action is needed to ensure financial resources. The Councillor for food resources in the Region of Puglia Dr. Dario Stefàno said the oil market requires that lacks the characteristics of the bitter and spicy and we have to cater to the market.
There was no time for potergli reply, but I do from here saying that there is need for clarity! The consumer who buys olive oil deodorized by adding very little extra virgin olive oil from the Retail facilities must know what they are buying! If he is having so Apulia more than 30% of domestic production of olive oil can deodorize all clear of Salento Lecce and sell it to those who want this oil that "do not know of anything!
But there is a need for clarity! The deodorized oil has undergone a physical - chemical and is not genuine!
Just say it, otherwise there is fraud and unfair competition to producers of genuine olive oil from Salento Lecce.
One last note from the area of Salento Lecce Melendugno, thanks to Agricultural Expert Rino Scardino me that he owned, but extended to the whole: this year there is much product, the olive trees brought down and as many olives the average size of the olive groves of Salento in Lecce is less than one hectare, or 100 thousand of 200 thousand owners of olive groves are in possession of less than a hectare olive grove, these "Hobby Farmers" (Farmers for pleasure) are collecting the olives from the ground, the lead to cooperatives that are working at full speed with these small producers that oil is a clear take-home from 4 lines to 7 lines!
These producers must be given the task of protecting the landscape, and I quote Professor. Franco Scaramuzzi that in the Workshop "Problems and perspectives olive" Georgofili http://www.georgofili.it/detail.asp?IDN=952 Academy said: "The research results have attested that some of our olives today do not enable lucrative income The fact is, however, in itself, because it raises important questions of principle which can not only cover the olives. Invests aspects of fairness or legitimacy against the rules, providing for the preservation of the current agricultural landscape, require the maintenance of crops in place, regardless of income and those obtainable without providing any compensation for farmers affected. "
I have found a way to compensate and specifically the calculation of ecosystem services with the method of Robert Costanza! I wonder if the politicians who are preparing the new PAC will welcome my proposal. Of course if they did own the Deputy Mayor for food resources in the Region of Puglia Dr. Dario Stephen is the President of Commission IV Regional Director Eng. Aurelio Gianfreda we all hope more.

* Agronomist

Insights
Bruno Antonio: Flooding in the area are the result dell'assordante silence on the CAP http://centrostudiagronomi.blogspot.com/2010/10/le-alluvioni-nel-territorio-sono-il.html
Anthony Bruno: No new Pac or the defeat of the rural landscape http://centrostudiagronomi.blogspot.com/2010/10/senza-una-nuova-pac-ovvero-la-disfatta.html
Bruno Antonio: Exit from the tunnel of "sameness farm" to get a new Pac http://centrostudiagronomi.blogspot.com/2010/10/uscire-dal-tunnel-della-monotonia.html
Anthony Bruno: The Salento Lecce at XIII National Congress of the Doctors Agronomist and Doctors Forest http://centrostudiagronomi.blogspot.com/2010/09/il-salento-leccese-al-xiii-congresso.html