Future pathways
Volos workshop
Cultivation practices
Agri-environmental subsidies and quality-based product incentives
Exclusive use of beneficial insects to control pests
Universal adoption of organic/regenerative/biodynamic farming
Minimal or no water use/dryland farming
Organizational issues
Cooperatives as mechanisms for spatial development and for showcasing the productive, environmental, and cultural characteristics of the area
Collective commitment to protocols ensuring product differentiation with an emphasis on locality
Work force
Use of laborers for manual harvesting (e.g., with combs)
Cooperatives as mechanisms for training unskilled laborers and integrating them into the community
Product
Creation of products emphasizing locality, native varieties, and terroir
Registration of health protection claims (e.g., vitamin K/phenols for olive, antioxidants for apple)
Use of specialized scientific knowledge and advisory services in close collaboration with producers to establish, define, and leverage the product’s identity