In June 2026 HEVON project is committed in enhancing the knowledge and technical competences of experts who will act as trainers in the next months with the objective of strengthening the competitiveness, sustainability, and market positioning of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) operating in the olive oil sector in Molise, Puglia, Albania and Montenegro. 

The Training of Trainers (ToT) activity is taking place in these days online under the coordination of LUM University to deepen thematic modules, and in particular: 

• the digital traceability through the HEVON Platform; 

• the business cluster development and access to funding schemes; 

• the marketing, logistics and internationalization strategies; 

• the innovative production techniques and health claims management.

The Training of Trainers will be followed by a Training of Stakeholders (ToS) including six hybrid online and in-person training sessions in single project countries which will be targeted to olive oil local actors and stakeholders in quality of final beneficiaries with the objective of equipping them with cutting-edge expertise, integrating theoretical knowledge with practical applications.

The project is led by the Unione dei Comuni del Basso Biferno in partnership with Coop. Kairos and LUM – Libera Università Mediterranea Giuseppe Degennaro (Italy), Coop. Valdanos (Montenegro), the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Durrës, and the Municipality of Berat (Albania).