Our primary audience is the olive growers and the stakeholders of the olive sector. The olive growers are full-time or part-time farmers that have invested their resources into building olive groves from which they harvest olives, mainly for the production of olive oil. We also want to address the consumer in order to promote the sale of extra virgin olive oil.
Our website’s number one objective is to provide publicity for the project and to use the website as part of the educational and awareness campaign of the project. The website must be easy to use with a user-friendly colour format and a clear font to be used by any member of society, including persons over 65 years of age.
Work on the Genetic Resources Project is ongoing. During the period 11 to 19 January, Ms. Samanta Zelasco visited Malta to continue the process of collecting samples from old trees from the Bidni variety. The smples will be used in the scientific research being made by the contractor CREA in their facilities in Rende, Italy. … Continue reading Project’s Developments
Request for Quotations Jan. 5, 2025 The Koperattiva Produtturi taz-Zebbug Limited has issued two Calls for Quotations as follows: CfQ#: KPZ/2025/001 – Call for Quotations for the Provision of 500 BIDNI Olive Trees for Koperattiva Produtturi taz-Zebbug Limited closing on 24th January 2025 at 1700hrs CfQ#: KPZ/2025/002 – Call for Quotations for the Provision of Technical Services in Scion Acquisition for Koperattiva… Continue reading Request for Quotations
Registration of the Bidni Cultivar Dec. 28, 2024 The Ministry of Agriculture, through the Plant Protection Directorate, has registered the Bidni Cultivar in the national Gene Bank in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 433 of the Laws of Malta and formally records the description and characteristics of the variety in subject for its inclusion… Continue reading Registration of the Bidni Cultivar
Preserving Olive Genetic Diversity DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / 12.12.2024 The Role of International Gene Banks The International Olive Council (IOC) continues to lead global efforts to safeguard the genetic resources of the olive tree through collaboration with the FAO’s International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (International Treaty). These initiatives are crucial in combating genetic erosion… Continue reading Genetic Resources
KOPERATTIVA PRODUTTURI TAZ-ZEBBUG LIMITED REPORT ON THE VISIT OF DR. ENZO PERRI, DIRECTOR, CREA, ITALY DATES OF VISIT: 25TH – 26TH NOVEMBER 2024 Dr. Enzo Perri is the Director of the Council for Agricultural Research and Economics – Research Centre for Olive, Citrus and Fruit crops (CREA-OFA) after this referred to as “CREA OFA”, having… Continue reading Visit by Dr. Enzo Perri, Director of CREA, Italia
KOPERATTIVA PRODUTTURI TAZ-ZEBBUG LIMITED REPORT OF VISIT TO TUNISIA GENETIC RESOURCES PROJECT UNDER MEASURE 10.2. 1 TO 6 DECEMBER, 2024 The Delegation of the KPZ was composed by Jimmy Magro, President and Antoine Psaila, member of the management committee. The objective of the visit was to open lines of cooperation with the institutions involved… Continue reading Visit to Tunisia
KOPERATTIVA PRODUTTURI TAZ-ZEBBUG LIMITED REPORT ON THE VISIT TO THE INTERNATIONAL OLIVE COUNCIL, MADRID DATES OF VISIT: 18TH NOVEMBER TO 22 NOVEMBER 2024 The KPZ delegation was composed of President Jimmy Magro and Management Committee member Joyce Muscat. The delegation met various Officials of the IOC as per list hereunder: 2.1. Mr. Jaime Lillo,… Continue reading Visit to the International Olive Council
The Cooperative has set up a billboard on Mdina Road, Qormi to provide publicity about the setting up of the Bidni nursery under the Genetic Resources Project. The nursery shall be composed of about 1150 olive root stock, that will be grafted with Bidni scion; the successful trees shall be distributed free of charge to… Continue reading Billboard on Mdina Road, Qormi
As part of the educational and awareness campaign of the Bidni project, the Cooperative has published an article on the Net News Portal. The article can be read at this weblink: https://netnews.com.mt/2024/11/21/il-kooperattiva-produtturi-taz-zebbug-qed-tfittex-sigar-taz-zebbug-baktar-minn-mitt-sena-ghal-skop-ta-ricerka/ The campaign has created great interest in the olive sector, with the Cooperative receiving many requests for information about the Cooperative, membership requests,… Continue reading Article on Net News Portal
