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The 2022 White Paper is out!

 The WHITE PAPER 2020 is an updated collection of chestnut production figures in Europe and around the world. It also highlights trade figures (imports and exports).
 
The White Paper is the demonstration of the involvement of the 6 member countries of Eurocastanea (France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Portugal and Greece) in the revalorization of the chestnut and its production.
Read more about the White Paper 2022

2023 European Chestnut Days

The European Chesnut Days will take place in Austria this year, from 13th-15th September.
More information will be provided soon.
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2022 European Chestnut Days

In 2022 the European Chestnut Days were organised in Italy, on 12, 13, 14 September,  in Montella, 88km from Naples.
Know more about it on : www.eurocastaneaitalia2022.com/​
E-mail: info@eurocastaneaitalia2022.com 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Eurocastaneaitalia2022

2020 - Eurocastanea participated to Virtual Vinitech-Sifel

The European Chestnut Network continues to widen its international collaborations
 
December 2020. As part of the Vinitech-Sifel Virtual exhibition, EUROCASTANEA the European chestnut network co-organized a live round table on December 3, inviting chestnut-producing countries from various areas in the world.
In this roundtable, representatives from China, Japan and Australia were live to testify on the chestnut industry in their country, the United States and Chile had transmitted pre-recorded video testimonies.
Read the press relase : English, Français
All the presentations can be found here

Mission accomplished successfully for the first webinar of the Eurocastanea network

Early October 2020, the European Chestnut Network organised its first ever webinar on the current harvest, market prospects in Europe, and the impact of the health crisis.
 
On October 7, Eurocastanea, the European chestnut network brought online nearly 70 operators from the chestnut sectors: producers, APOs and marketers from 8 countries. Participants from Austria, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Morocco and Chile connected to follow this mini conference on this season’s chestnut production and the impact of the covid-19 on consumption. Three main themes emerged : tree’s health, new plantations and the 2020 production figures.
Read the press release in English, français, italiano

You can see all the presentations here.

2019- The European chestnut sector defends its economic, social and environmental assets to the European Parliament

Thirty representatives from EUROCASTANEA, presented the many assets of the European Chestnut Network to the European Parliament on 4th December 2019.
The participants and speakers who came from France, Portugal, Spain, Italy and Austria had one hour and a half to expose the strenghts and the needs of European chestnut produers to twelve members of the Parliament
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​Release of the 2019 European Chestnut White Paper

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September 2019

The White Paper focuses on key points to stop the decline of the European chestnut orchard to meet the needs of the internal market, and to preserve the economic, social and environmental balance of production areas.

This report, published in 2019, includes information on global, European production, together with economic elements and prospects, and with actions to be taken to stimulate the sector.

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The European Chestnut meeting, a yearly event

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The Eurocastanea meetings are organised each year since 2010 by AREFLH (Assembly of the European Regions producing Fruit, Vegetables and Ornamental plant), with the help of local chestnut organisations that vary depending on the country where the event is taking place.
​The two main missions of the association AREFLH are to defend the fruit and vegetable sector and to bring together its actors  for exchanging information/experiences and creating of partnerships.
Every year, the organisation of the congress request the collaboration of the EUROCASTANEA Commission, made of the national or regional producer organisations from Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and Austria :
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