Our Mission
Τhe mission of the non-profit organization WOCH is to certify olive oil with a health claim, train producers, and support targeted research on the health protecting and therapeutic properties of all olive products, with the ultimate target an increase in their economic value.
The scope of the organization includes, but is not limited to
- Scientific research (basic and applied).
- Analysis of olive oil produced in any region of the world and its certification in relation to health claims.
- Research and development of any kind of product, including pharmaceutical products or food supplements based on olive oil or its components, which has beneficial properties for human health.
- Research on and introduction of standards in olive oil technology.
- Sharing information with the scientific community and the wider public about the therapeutic properties of olive oil.
- Management of the implementation of European Community or national programs and initiatives for the development and the promotion of the therapeutic properties of olive oil.
- The development of olive cultivation and oil production methods to maximize the therapeutic properties of olive oil, and the provision of training services to producers, public bodies, private entities, etc., both in Greece and abroad, regarding these new methods.
- The creation of employment contracts or work contracts with private entities or public bodies, either persons or legal entities, as well as the organization and participation in all kinds of scientific and informative programs, conferences, workshops and events in Greece and abroad.
- Promotion of research and development on the therapeutic properties of olive oil in human health.
- The certification of the individual components and therapeutic properties of the olive oil produced anywhere in the world.