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The OP Agorà is created by farmers producing vegetables, fruit and citrus, with historical experience, operating in the Ionic coast of Puglia, Basilicata and Calabria. Located in the heart of the Magna Grecia, the Agorà is among the eight organizations of producers in the region of Basilicata and works at national and EU level.

The OP Agorà plays an important role in the fresh fruit and vegetables chain, as it offers a high-value added production and services of various kinds to their members. Thanks to the operational program, Agorà conducts aimed at improving product quality. The goal is to bring on the consumer’s table healthy, safe and quality products, which express the best of the sustainable agriculture and permit a healthy lifestyle, inspired by the Mediterranean diet.

Most member producers adhere to strict quality control systems such as marketing standards GLOBAL GAP and all the marketing centers observe quality criteria of HACCP systems.The OP Agorà pays great attention to product quality, in fact, carry out the controls of pesticide residues in the products before the controls of national competent authorities.It is careful to the continuous and fast development of the markets and therefore looking for new varieties and new products.

One of the strengths of the Op Agorà is the compliance with environmental and food safety respected beyond legal requirements. The producer members of the Agorà, in fact, use rational production techniques, integrated pest management, soil conservation, traceability, water-saving, safe and rational use of plant protection products.

The Op Agorà expresses the importance of cooperation seen as intrinsic, unconditional and permanent attachment to the rural world and as democratic and united participation of producer members.

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Season:July - DecemberOrigin:Basilicata - PugliaSeeded varieties:Vittoria, Italia, Red GlobeSeedless varieties:Sugraone, Crimson, ThompsonCertifications:GLOBAL GAP

Grape is a fruit highly digestible, with many therapeutic properties: it is diuretic and slightly laxative, facilitates the digestive process, helps the body to reduce the levelof “bad” cholesterol in the blood and eliminate acid uric, thereby taking away the gout.

For the particular nutritional and chemical composition, grapes are exploited in the food, cosmetic and herbal trade.

TABLE GRAPES(SEEDLESS AND NOT)

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Season:June - AugustOrigin:Basilicata - PugliaVariety:Watermelons with seeds, mini seedless watermelonsCertificazioni:GLOBAL GAP

Watermelon or “cocomero” is shown against the disorders of digestive function, because it is diuretic and easily digestible.

The fair amount of mineral elements in watermelon are primarily useful to counter the feeling of fatigue and exhaustion that often occur during the particularly hot summer periods; thanks to the high water content, watermelon is definitely a refreshing, diuretic and cleansing fruit. Because of its properties, including the complete absence of fat, the watermelon is one of the most effective foods to counter and combat cellulite.

WATERMELONS

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Season:November - MarchOrigin:Basilicata - PugliaVariety:White Cauliflower,Cabbage romanescoCertificazioni:GLOBAL GAP

The cabbages are precious foods for their nutrients: potassium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, folic acid, C vitamin and so on. They also contain anti-cancer, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiscorbuto active.

They are purifying, mineralizing and promote tissue regeneration. Cauliflower is particularly suitable in the case of diabetes because its properties help control levels of blood sugar. According to some american studies cauliflower helps prevent colon cancer and ulcers and cure anemia.

CAULIFLOWER

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Season:December - AprilOrigin:BasilicataVariety:Aurelio, RiaceCertificazioni:GLOBAL GAP

The fennel is composed of 90% of water - so it is an excellent diuretic and digestive -, 1.3% protein, 3% fiber, 1% ash and carbohydrates.

The minerals present are potassium, calcium, phosphorus, sodium, magnesium, iron, zinc, manganese and selenium. And among the vitamins are A vitamin, some belonging to the B group and C vitamin. Fennel is shown against digestive problems, heaviness in the stomach, flatulence, bloating, colitis, digestive atony and inflammation of airways. It also has estrogenic, anti-fermentative and expectorant activities. Fennel is a vegetable starch and fat free, low calories and therefore suitable for those who follow a strict diet.

FENNEL

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Season:October - MarchOrigin:Basilicata - PugliaVariety:Clementine, Mandarins,Oranges, LemonsCertificazioni:GLOBAL GAP

Citrus fruits are fighting not only common colds but also insomnia, loss of appetite, capillary fragility.They are particularly suitable for preventing and treating colds and flu, stomatitis, gingivitis, infectious diseases and deficiency of A and C vitamins.The mandarins and clementines, in particular, are calming and refreshing, useful in case of capillary fragility, insomnia, loss of appetite. The bark has a bitter-tonic properties because it contains limonene and antioxidant and protects against free radicals. These two citrus fruits also contain an appreciable amount of bromine, calming of the nervous system, and of folic acid.

CITRUS

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Season:March-JuneOrigin:BasilicataVariety:Candonga, Sabrina, FortunaCertificazioni:GLOBAL GAP

The strawberries were included among the super foods that “keeping young people” in the special ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) classification, compiled by the USDA (US Department of Agriculture), for the hight content in antioxidants, beneficial to health.

Some research has shown that, thanks to their content of folic acid, the strawberries are useful for the maintenance of memory.

STRAWBERRIES

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Season:June - AugustOrigin:BasilicataVariety:Yellow paste, white paste. Pesca noce, Nectarine, Percoche

The peaches are rich in water and fiber, low in calories, fat-free; they are indicated in low calorie diets, both for the nutritional values than for the ability to satiate. Also they possess antioxidant and mildly laxative properties thanks to pectin, but also diuretic properties.

Traditional medicine, both the Chinese than the oldest Western medicine, has always recognized many properties to peaches, they are purifying, digestive, vermifuge and even useful for the blood circulation and against headaches.

PEACHESNECTARINES

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Season:May - JulyOrigin:BasilicataVariety:Portici, Orange Rubis, Bora,Errani, Cafona

Thanks to the high content of A and C vitamins, in conjunction with plenty of potassium and dietary fiber, the apricot is undoubtedly a fruit with good nutritional property. Its intake is particularly suitable for those who suffer from anemia or chronic fatigue, for convalescents, for the elderly and for children are growing up.

A vitamin is also useful for the development of bones and for the correct operation of all the tissues of our body, whereas, the high proportion of potassium in apricot is capable of preventing various disorders in the nervousand muscular system.

APRICOT

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Season:June - SeptemberOrigin:Basilicata - PugliaVariety:Retato - Cantalupo

The properties and benefits of melon are numerous, we see the main ones: surely the melon has refreshing and diuretic properties; the presence of A vitamin gives the melon antioxidant properties that can be beneficial in combating the malicious activity of free radicals.

MELONS

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Alongside the stable productions, we offer other types of fresh fruit and vegetables, according to season: asparagus, artichokes, cherries, beans, green beans, fave, salad, kiwi, eggplant, pomegranate, plums, susine, carefully selected products and respectful of principles of health, freshness and quality.

OTHER PRODUCTS

HOW TO REACH USTHE PARTNERS

Ceres Agricola Srl PALAGIANO TA

Soc. Agr. F.lli Taglientedi Tagliente G. & C. S.S. MASSAFRA TA

Fruttitalia Soc. Coop. Agricola METAPONTO MT

Girardi Domenico Soc. Agricola Semplice PISTICCI MT

Az. Agr. Latorrata Maurizio PALAGIANO TA

Ortofrutta Metapontum Srl BERNALDA MT

Pr. Or. Me. Soc. Coop. Agricola PISTICCI MT

La Fenice Soc. Coop. Agricola MASSAFRA TA

Az. Agr. Vitelli Maria Gabriella METAPONTO MT

Az. Agr. Scarnato Leonardo SCANZANO J.CO MT

COGEA Srl MONTESCAGLIOSO MT

Clemj Puglia Coop. Agricola PALAGIANO TA

Az. Agr. Panetta Nino Mariano GINOSA TA

Az. Agr. Perna Anna Maria BERNALDA MT

Az. Agr. Tricase Francesco BERNALDA MT

Società Agricola “Torre Spagnola”di Miglionico Raffaele & C. Snc GINOSA TA

Az. Agr. Algieri Giuseppe BERNALDA MT

Az. Agr. Di Bella Giovanni SCANZANO J.CO MT

Società Agricola “Ferrara” Sas MASSAFRA TA

The nearest airports are:• Bari Palese at 120 Km• Brindisi at 130 Km

The OP Agorà is located 200 meters from the railway station of Metaponto, well connected with the main Italian cities.

Airport

Trains

From Bari: continue on A14 highway direction Tarantoturn to SS106 Jonica street direction Reggio Calabriaexit Metaponto.

From Potenza: continue on SS407 Basentana street till Metaponto.

From Reggio Calabria: continue on SS106 Jonica street direction to Taranto, exit Metaponto.

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Administrative HeadquartersViale Epeo n. 7 - 75012Metaponto di Bernalda (MT) – ITALIA

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Contacts Tel. +39 0835 74 56 58info@opagora.itopagora@pec.itwww.opagora.it

P r o d u c e r s O r g a n i z a t i o nAgricultural Cooperative Society