With the Support of AgriBioMediteraneo

Mediterannean Department of IFOAM

6^th organic fest!

13^th-16^th November 2003

Exhibitional Center of Athens

124 Kifisias Avenue, Ampelokipi

The organization

for inspection and certification

of organic products

DIO

and  TECHNIKI EKTHESIAKI

are very glad to invite you at

 THE EVENTS OF ECOFESTIVAL 2003

·       Contests – Video projections

·       Workshops

·       Cultural events

·       Sampling tests

Thursday 13/11/2003

16:00 pm:              Start of Exhibition

20:00 pm:             Opening of the Exhibition

from the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. G. Dris

20:45pm:               Workshop:

Prospects of promotion of the organic products in the internal and external market and presentation of the program ECO ELLAS.

Organized by:

·        Ministry of Agriculture – Directorate of Agricultural Adaptations

·        Federation of Organic Farmers of Greece

·        Hellenic Organization of Foreign Merchandise  (OPE)

Friday  14/11/2003

11:00 am:              Video projection (in English ):
Development of Organic Farming in Mediterranean Countries

12.00 am               Workshop:

Organic farming in Greece and in Mediterranean countries

Speakers:

·        Ranko Tadic (President of the Mediterranean Department IFOAM),

·        Alexandra Kiriazopoulou (DIO – Director of the Certification Department)

Organized by DIO, in English language, with the participation, of commercial attachés and foreign guests.

15.00 pm.                       Video projection:
Organic agriculture of olive

5.30 pm                          Workshop:

Biodynamic agriculture … From theory to action

Speakers: Marios Dessilas, Gavriil Panagos, Nikos Zannos, Dimitris Georgas

  Organized by biodynamic and homodynamic farmers’ initiative.

Saturday 15/11/2003

11.00π.μ                Video projection:
Development of the organic agriculture in the Mediterranean countries

15.00 μ.μ               Video production:

Organic Farming of olive

17.30μ.μ                Workshop:

BIOL – Presentation of the International Prize for the organic olive oil

Speakers:

·        Anna Neglia,

·        Giorgio Cardone

Organized by ICEA - the Italian Organization of Certification -
with the cooperation of DIO

Sunday 16/11/2003

11.00 am:                        Video production:
Development of the organic agriculture in Mediterranean countries

12.00 am:                        Workshop:

Manufacturing organic bread

Speakers:

·        Peter Dassopoulos, (General Manager of FYTRO Α.Ε.)

·        Helias Kantaros (DIO – Director of the Audit Department).

Organized by ALLATINI SA

15.00 pm:                       Video projection:
Organic Farming of olive

18.00pm:                         Workshop:

Organic products consumers rights

Speakers:

·        Demeter Mpilalis, Chrisa Xatziioannou, Giorgos Kostis

Organized by Bioconsumers Union BIO-ZO

CULTURAL EVENTS

Saturday 15/11/2003

19.00 pm:             Shadow show:
Barba-Giorgos as a bio-cultivator
form the Shadow Show of Ilias Gianniris

21.30 pm:              Folk (rebetiki) music

from the folk group Rebet Asker

During ECOFESTIVAL 2003,

a drawing competition for children will take place:

«Paint organic farm »!

Organized by EREVNITES (inset-addressing children) issued by newspaper KATHIMERINI

Inspection and Certification Organization Of Organic Products

Aristotelous 38 –104 33 Athens, Greece

Tel: +30-210-82.24.384 fax: +30-210-82.18.117 e-mail: magazine@dionet.gr

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