TRAINING: technical seminar about MAPs production in Catalonia (Spain)

Technical seminar of the Annual Plan of Technology Transfer

The conditions for the production of aromatic and medicinal plants

Date: 9th June 2016

Place: Escola Agrària Forestal, Santa Coloma de Farners. Girona (Catalonia, Spain).

Content: This conference will present the conditions of cultivation of MAPs and the main existing production models according to the experience of the Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia in recent years. The presentation will be complemented by a round table where companies dealing with MAPs in Girona will explain their experience in the cultivation and sale of these species.

Program:

• 9.00 h. Reception of participants.
• 9.30 h. Presentation of the Seminar. Mrs. Anna Suquet i Fontana, director of the Forestry Agrarian School (DARP-Government of Catalonia). Mrs. Eva Moré i Palos, Group of Medicinal and Aromatic plants, Non wood forest products department, Forest Sciences Center of Catalonia (APFNF-CTFC).
• 10.00 h. Introduction to the cultivation of aromatic and medicinal plants. Top economically viable production models. Mrs. Eva Moré i Palos, APFNF-CTFC.
• 11.30 h. Pause
• 12.00 h. Round Table : Experiences of cultivation and marketing of medicinal and aromatic plants in the Girona region . Moderator: Mrs. Eva Moré i Palos, APFNF-CTFC. Participation: Xarxa de Parc de les Olors, Lupulina.cat, Tegust Nature, SL. and Cosmètics Giura-Tort, SCP.
• 14.00 h. Closing

Language: Catalan

Organises: Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia

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