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The Med EMPORION Project supports food markets and market culture, promoting connection and exchange between cities with relevant food markets in the Mediterranean. Research, pilot projects, and open activities like Food Festivals will help the creation of permanent links, awareness raising about their social role as important placemakers and the improvement of their quality and services. Read more [+]
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21-11-2011
230.000 VISITORS TO THE SECOND EDITION OF THE FAIR " MARKET OF MARKETS"
The Fair “Market of Markets” (Mercat de Mercats in its original name) has celebrated its second Edition the last 21 to 23rd October in Barcelona. The Fair, that was an initiative born in the frame of the MED EMPORION project, has decided its reediting after the great success it had in terms of enthusiasm showed by participants and visitors.
Now, the second edition figures show a 30% increase in number of visitors, business generated (increase in 20% of sales) and even a bigger media impact, thus consolidating the Fair as a unique gastronomic date in the city.
10-11-2011
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LINK BETWEEN CUSTOMERS AND PRODUCERS ON FARMERS’ MARKETS IN MARSEILLE: A CHALLENGE FOR THERE EXISTENCES
This masters’s thesis is about five Farmers’ Markets in Marseille: the Cours Julien market was created in 2001, Gavotte’s one in 2004, Saint Pierre’s one in 2005, the Toursky and Belle de Mai ones in 2010. These commercial spaces are dedicated to the distribution of local products by producers who sell directly to urban consumers.
This study starts off with an analysis of the socio-historical context in which these markets were developed and the roles of various agents during their construction. Contrary to the major part of the theories concerning alternative initiatives in the agro-food system, the development of Farmers’ Markets in Marseille is not the result of the will of consumers. Indeed, the first Farmers’ Market aroused from the encounter between producers who claimed to sell at a fair price their products, and urban organisation who wished to bring a new dynamic to their district. The Cours Julien market is considered to be a victory of the farmer’s local economic system on the globalised conventional networks. It became a model for the other agents and inspired the creation of new Farmers’ Markets in the city.
02-11-2011
EXPLAINED THE RESULTS OF THE MED EMPORION PROJECT TO THE MED FOLLOW UP COMITEE OF THE EU
Tuesday, the 18th of October, Raimond Blasi councillor of Commerce of the City of Barcelona, presented the MED EMPORION project results to a delegation of around 50 MED and EU officials, which were in Barcelona with occasion of the 7th MED Monitoring Committee.
Raimond Blasi and the General Manager of the Barcelona Institute of Markets (IMMB) offered a reception in one of the last remodelled markets of the city, the Concepció Market. Raimond Blasi exposed the benefits of the markets for the citizens in terms of social cohesion, to encourage job creation and revitalization of commerce and the ability for the city to use it as a tool for urban planning. He also explained the so-called Barcelona Model of Markets Management, based on a successful public-private partnership, either in management and financing terms.
07-10-2011
MED FOLLOW UP COMMITTEE AND ANNUAL CONGRESS IN BARCELONA
The 7th MED Programme Monitoring Committee meeting will take place in Barcelona on the 18th October 2011.
Members of the committee will take advantage of this occasion to visit the Mercat de la Concepció, where the partnership of the MED EMPORION project will explain the main activities developed during the operation and will describe the main achievements so far. A cocktail with Catalonian products will be offered in the market to the delegations.