7th July 2011 - 09.00-13.05
Hosted by:
AZRRI – Agency for Rural Development of Istria ltd. Pazin
Venue:
Poreč 52440, Villa Polesini, Obala Maršala Tita 15, 2nd Floor
Due to its geographical and climatic characteristics, and rich history and culture, the South East Europe region has very long tradition of meat processing and consuming of meat products. The European Union gives great importance to the production of traditional products, because it contributes to sustainable rural development which is one of the objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Croatia has a large number of traditional meat products which could become a real export brand, in particularly trough tourism, if the following steps will be achieved: standardization of quality, increscent of production capacity and product protection. Some of the most important Croatian meat products are: Istarski pršut, Istarska kobasica, Kulen, Kulenova seka etc. The main problems that is Croatia facing within the subject of traditional meat products could be divided into three categories: technological issues, marketing and veterinary/animal health. The Agency for Rural Development of Istria – AZRRI, as a partner of TECH.FOOD Project, is organizing a Transnational Focus Group meeting which will bring together SME’s, researchers and public administrators from the involved area, in order to exchange experience, present the best practice solutions and to transfer the knowhow on the subject. The TFG meeting will provide a unique opportunity for SME’s to jointly confront the issues of traditional meat products. The involved companies attending the TFG meeting are welcome to prepare a short (5 minutes) presentation including introduction and description of their main activities.
09.00 – 09.15 Registration
09.15 – 09.30 Opening Lecture Milan Antolović | Administrative Department for Agriculture, Forestry, Hunting and Water Management of the Istrian County Graciano Prekalj | AZRRI – Agency for Rural Development of Istria
09.30 – 09.45 Certification of meat products in Istrian County Blanka Sinčić Pulić | Administrative Department for Agriculture, Forestry, Hunting and Water Management of the Istrian County 09.45 – 10.00 Consumers habits for meat products Zoltan Lakner | TO BE CONFIRMED
10.00 – 10.15 Comparison of technology of traditional sausage production with starter cultures Judit GasparikReichardt | Hungarian Meat Research Institute
10.15 – 10.30 Tradition vs innovation: contradiction in terms or the right perspective? Davide Fava | DemoCenter Sipe
10.30 – 10.45 Packaging of meat products Kovács Ágnes | Hungarian Meat Research Institute 10.45
10.45 – 11.30 Coffee break & presentation of the products of the Association of Istrian Ham Producers
11.30 – 11.45 Istrian Cattle products Edmondo Šuran | AZRRI – Agencija za ruralni razvoj
11.45 – 12.00 Austrian Center for meat research Wolfgang Wernert |TO BE CONFIRMED
12.00 – 13.15 Enterprises presentation (5 min each)
Contact persons:
Mr. Igor Jurčić
email: igor.jurcic@azrri.hr
Mrs. Jasenka Kapuralin
email: jasenka.kapuralin@azrri.hr
tel: +385916196112
Location : Poreč - Croatia
Contact : Mr. Igor Jurčić: igor.jurcic@azrri.hr
source: http://www.techfoodproject.eu