As previously reported on Total Hvar, Jelsa will be getting a huge early season tourism boost later this month with the arrival of 1500 delegates for the 2017 Nocnjak olive and olive oil conference, which will be centred on Hotel Hvar. Huge congratulations to those who made this happen. Apart from the boost to the town’s tourism and revenues, it is also an important recognition of Hvar’s status as a quality olive oil producer.
The event takes place from March 23-26. The full programme in English below.
P R O G R A M M E
March 23, 2017 / Thursday
18h Opening ceremony (Gala hall of Jelsa District Home)
– Awarding of individual and collective recognitions with performance by KUD Jelsa
19:30h Tour of fair, exhibition and Olio bar (hotel lobby)
– Welcome cocktail and planting of memorial olive tree
– Olive growing and olive oil making fair
– Olive oil, olive products, medicinal herb and HOP products exhibition
– Olio bar with guided tastings and olive oil presentations
The above are open to visitors in hotel lobby:
23 March 16-21h, 24 March 10-21h, 25 March 18-21h
20h Workshop “Little school of olive oil tasting” (Lavanda hall)
– Moderator: Sandra Petričević, dipl.ing.
21h Entertainment evening (restaurant)
March 24, 2017 / Friday
9h Opening presentations (Lavanda hall)
– Moderator: Lordan Ljubenkov, dipl.iur
Yield and harvest of olives in Croatia in 2016, with focus on yield on Hvar Island
– Mr.sc. Stanislav Štambuk, mr.sc. Višnja Šimunović, Advisory Department
Weather conditions in 2016, indicators of climate change and expectations for 2017
– Marko Vučetić, dipl. ing. fiz., State Weather Bureau
Financing of small businesses and ESI projects
– Mira Krneta, HBOR Dalmatia regional office
Croatian Postal Bank – activities for businesses and residents
– Toni Pavlović, Split regional director
Discussion
10h Science and expert meeting on olive growing and olive oil production (Lavanda hall)
– Moderator: dr. sc. Frane Strikić
Database of microsatellite profiles of Croatian olive oil varieties
– dr.sc. Marin Krapac, dr.sc. Danijela Poljuha, Ines Kralj, mag., dr.sc. Barbara Sladonja,
National programme of preservation of herbal genetic sources for olives
– Katarina Lozo, dr.sc. Frane Strikić
Olive varieties for super intensive cultivation
– Josip Tadić, mag.ing., dr.sc. Tatjana Klepo
The effect of irrigation on the dynamic of olive growth
– dr.sc. Marin Krapac, dr.sc. Karolina Brkić Bubola, Lucija Zović, prof.dr.sc. Đani Benčić
Irrigation of olives on karst
– dr.sc. Tatjana Klepo, dr.sc. Maja Jukić-Špika, dr.sc. Mirella Žanetić, dr.sc. Frane Strikić,
prof.dr.sc. Davor Romić, dr.sc. Slavko Perica
Fertilization of olive trees on carbonate soil of Kaštela
– Sanja Biškup, dipl. Ing.
Review of olive oil quality of Herzegovina
– Marija Prlić, dipl. ing. and associates
The influence of various processing parameters on the quality of virgin olive oils
– dr.sc. Mirella Žanetić, dr.sc. Maja Jukić Špika, Renato Stipišić, dipl. inž., dr.sc. Sandra Svilović
Olive oil market 2012-2017
– dr.sc. Marin Čagalj
Halal and kosher certificates – opportunity for new markets
– Božo Novaković, dipl.iur.
Discussion
12h Presentation of “Aristoil” project (Lavanda hall)
How to increase the value of olive oil? Goals of Aristoil project / project details
– prof. dr. sc. Tea Bilušić
Production of olive oil with increased phenols
– dr. sc. Mirella Žanetić
Newest findings on the health effects of olive oil
– prof. dr. sc. Tea Bilušić
Operational plan of Aristoil project implementation / local partnership
– Mia Ožić, dipl. ing.
13h Expert convention on medicinal herbs (Lavanda hall)
– Moderator: Lordan Ljubenkov, dipl. Iur.
Topic: immortelle
Biodiversity of immortelle
– dr. sc. Marija Jug-Dujaković and Tonka Ninčević, mag.ing., Institute for Adriatic cultures and karst melioration
New approach to planting and cultivating immortelle
– Božena Beljan, dipl. ing. agr., Advisory Department
Introduction of fertilization experiment of immortelle in Herzegovina – current findings
– Miro Barbarić and associates, Federal Agromediterranean Institute, Mostar
Presentation of manual “Ecological production of immortelle ad ethereal oil”
– prof. dr. sc. Marko Ivanković, Federal Agromediterranean Institute, Mostar
Discussion
14h Lunch (restaurant)
16h Expert convention of Advisory Department (Maslina hall)
– Moderator: mr. sc. Višnja Šimunović
Low temperatures in the beginning of 2017 and their effects on olive growing of Zadar County
– Zvonimir Vlatković, dipl. ing. agr., Zadar
Peacock’s eye disease and effect on yield of olive groves
– Ivan Šimičević, dipl. ing. agr., Zadar
Olive harvest technology in traditional and intensive olive grove
– Dario Padro, dipl. ing. agr., Zagreb
Olive oil in religious ceremonies
– mr. sc. Stanislav Štambuk, Hvar
Regeneration of olive groves and agricultural land – agriculture monitors in districts and towns
– Milan Amižić, mag. polit., head of agriculture monitoring, Split
Discussion
18h Roundtable on cooperatives (Maslina hall)
– Moderator: Lordan Ljubenkov, dipl. iur.
New opportunities for cooperatives
– diffused hotels, Božo Novaković dipl. iur., Cooperative Alliance of Dalmatia
– manufacturing organisations, Agriculture Ministry
Other
19h Workshop “Olio gastro show” (Lavanda hall)
– Moderator: Miranda Žitko Vulić, dipl. oec.
Guided and interactive tasting of olive oils combined with fresh groceries and wines
21h Entertainment evening (restaurant)
March 25, 2017 / Saturday
8:45h Tour with practical olive growing (field)
Noćnjak participants with accommodation in Hvar Hotel at check-in receive a bus ticket
8:45-9h Meeting in front of hotel
9-9:45h Presentation of machinery and equipment of Entrada company in hotel olive grove
9:45-10h Boarding of buses and departure to Hvar
10:30-12:15h Hvar town
– Tour of Fortica fortress
– Town Hall, tasting of Hvar olive oils with presentation
– “Liquid gold of Hvar Island,” mr. sc. Stanislav Štambuk
– Tour of Hvar cathedral
12:15-12:30h Boarding of buses and departure to Milna
12:45-14:15h reception in St. Tudor Home in Milna
– Organised by Olive Growers Association St. Širijun, Rubin Oilery and Radojković Oilery
14:15-14:30h Boarding of buses and departure to Jelsa
15:00-15:45h Tour of Bastijana winery
15:45-16h Return to Hvar Hotel
19h Ceremonial awarding of recognitions for quality and product design (Lavanda hall)
19-19:40h Recognitions for olive products
19:40-21h Recognitions for quality and design of olive oils
– Proclamation of Noćnjak 2017 champion
21h Champions ball (restaurant)
– Gala entertainment evening
March 26, 2017 / Sunday
10h Optional field trip to Stari Grad
– Stari Grad tour with guide (meeting point at 10h at Stari Grad bus station)
