25 / 03 / 2019
Interview of the month: meeting with Bruno Douniès, from the APM (France)
The Association Porc Montagne (APM) is a French association created in 1997 to bring together representatives of the mountain swine industry through professional colleges of the sector. We met Bruno Douniès, Coordinator of the association, […]
Read more...21 / 02 / 2019
Get ready for the 2019 promotion policy calls!
On February 7th, 2019, the Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA) held an Info Day on the Call for Proposals for the 2019 EU Promotion Programme for Agricultural Products. The deadline for applications submission […]
Read more...19 / 02 / 2019
Enhancing the cultural heritage of mountain areas: a new booklet of good practices
Inspired by the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, the Schignano Workshop (Province of Como, Italy) and from the XI European Mountain Convention, ERSAF (the Lombardy regional body for agricultural and forestry services) published a […]
Read more...15 / 02 / 2019
Romania has established a national logo for the optional quality term ”Mountain Product”
On February 5th 2019, Romania announced the creation of a specific logo for the quality term “mountain product” in the Official Journal of Romania. The Order of the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development no. […]
Read more...5 / 02 / 2019
Implementation of the EU optional quality term “mountain product”: where do we stand in the different Member States?
Rewarding 15 years of Euromontana commitment to the topic of mountain products, the use of the optional quality term (OQT) “mountain product” was protected in November 2012 by the European Union with the (EU) regulation […]
Read more...17 / 12 / 2018
Interview of the month: Meeting Windy K. Moe from the Eastern Norway Research Institute
Windy K. Moe is a mountain farmer as well as the person in charge of communication for the Eastern Norway Research Institute, one of Euromontana’s members. In this interview, we will learn more about how […]
Read more...11 / 12 / 2018
Sign the AlpFoodway project’s petition to support the nomination of Alpine food heritage on the UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage list
In October 2018, the AlpFoodway project officially initiated the process for inscribing Alpine food heritage on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List. The project partners hope that this inscription will be the end result of this […]
Read more...16 / 10 / 2018
The Italian “Mountain product” logo is now available
With the release, by the Ministry, of the common logo, Italian mountain producers have now all the normative references for the use of the optional quality term “Mountain product”. The Italian Ministry for agriculture, food, […]
Read more...6 / 08 / 2018
Valorisation of Mountain Products in Lombardy
ERSAF, the Italian regional agency for agriculture and forestry services, who has been collaborating with Euromontana for many years for the promotion and valorisation of mountain products, started an experimental project, with the Lombardy Region, to […]
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