Even on holiday, some passions are impossible to switch off. Being COO of AVPA means that agricultural products are never simply products to me. Wherever I travel, I naturally look at the landscape, the producers, the traditions, the varieties, the markets — and, above all, the people behind the products. So, being in Crete, one of the great historical lands of olive cultivation, I could hardly resist turning part of my holiday into a little olive oil market exploration.And C

When a vanilla variety captures the attention of an expert jury, an entire industry can reinvent itself. The story of São Tomé and Príncipe illustrates how recognition can become the starting point for international ambition In 2021, Juliette Dohar discovered the AVPA (Agency for the Valorization of Agricultural Products) and presented her organic vanilla production from São Tomé and Príncipe to a particularly demanding panel of experts. The award she received, a Gourmet Meda

On April 13th and 14th, AVPA – Agency for the Valorization of Agricultural Products had the pleasure of hosting the gastronomic jury sessions of the International World Edible Oils Contest , dedicated to olive oils. Over the course of these two days, four tasting sessions were conducted by oil specialist Paz Figares Mignot , in full accordance with the rigorous AVPA tasting protocol. Prior to these sessions, all samples submitted for the 2026 edition — more than 200 oils — un