April 3, 2019 – For nine years Sinj has hosted the National Fair of Prosciutto Ham and Dry-Cured Meat Products. With international participation, the event promotes the traditional way of producing dried meat products with the constant support of all associates, producers, Croatian institutions and renowned experts.
In the last several years, the National Fair of Prosciutto Ham and Dry-Cured Meat Products in Sinj has gained international character thanks to participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy and Slovenia. The fair hosts around 70 producers and several thousand visitors each year. This showcase event presents prosciutto and other dried meat products, cheese, wine, olive oil and traditional handicrafts from rural parts of Dalmatia, Lika, Slavonia, and the Croatian islands.
At the fair, renowned experts as members of the committee even evaluate products based on Ordinance on Prosciutto Ham Quality Evaluation.
Besides the promotion of large variety of traditional products, the National Fair of Prosciutto Ham and Dry-Cured Meat Products in Sinj has an educational character, as workshops are held where both producers and visitors can learn about the production and sales of dry-cured meat products, protection of original Croatian products and quality labels, the introduction of standards, models of association, the market, trends, cooperation opportunities, stimulation and funding programmes of governmental and other institutions, and more.
You can find the full program below.
12.-13 April 2019 at the Alkar hotel
The opening ceremony is on 12 April 2019 at 11:30
11.4.2019. – Sample evaluation program
08:00 PROGRAM OF PROFESSIONAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
08:00 DELIVERY AND CURRENT SURVEILLANCE
08: 30-15: 30 QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF PROSCIUTTO
EXHIBITION PROGRAM / EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND ROUNDTABLES
1st day – 12.04.2019. FRIDAY
09:00 ARRIVAL OF EXHIBITORS / Exhibition of Prosciutto and Cured Meat Products / Presentation of Cheese,
Presentation of autochthonous food and wine
11:00 Cultural and Artistic Fair Program
11:30 OFFICIAL OPENING
12:15 Tour of exhibitors, press releases and tastings
13:00 News from 2018 from Measure of Rural Development – European Agricultural Fund 2014-2020 – Ministry of Agriculture
IAKS rural development measures – news (M10, M11, M13 and M14)
Diversification Opportunities from the Rural Development Program-Operation Type 6.2.1. Supporting investment in the start-up of non-agricultural activities in rural areas.
Operation type 6.4.1 Development of non-agricultural activities in rural areas
The Fair will be organized round tables, lectures, and presentations on topics:
Program presentation: Government and other institutions, ministries, associations and chambers, banks and funds, development programs of the Split-Dalmatia County, development programs of Sinj, HBOR, Promotion of quality labels – “Croatian Quality” and “Original Croatian” – Croatian Chamber of Commerce Split
EXHIBITION PROGRAM / EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
2nd day – 13.04.2019. SATURDAY
09:00 FAIR OPENED FOR VISITORS
11:00 Perspectives of demography and young people in the Republic of Croatia and the EU
12:00 CULTURAL ART PROGRAM
13:00 TASTING AND PROMOTION OF PRESENTATION
Gastronomy (traditional products – U Zemane) – Presentation of traditional products,
Cultural Art Program- Reviving Original Costumes
Promotion of the product labeled “Croatian island product”
14:00 Promotion of the product labeled “Croatian island product”
– Clusters as a model of association – examples of good practice
-Sensory analytic: The importance of quality assessment of prosciutto
– Production technology and technological trends in prosciutto production
– Announcement of the results of the competition
– Winner announcement
