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Smart Labels on Display at Italian Food Show

A solu­tion that cou­ples tech­nol­ogy with trans­parency in olive oil com­mer­cial­iza­tion is among the big win­ners at the lat­est Tuttofood event, one of Italy’s most promi­nent food expo­si­tions. The award comes on the heels of Italian pro­duc­ers’ increas­ingly wide­spread…

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May. 15, 2023By Paolo DeAndreis

Community Mills on The Rise in France

…to five kilo­grams to make a liter of olive oil. The taste is softer than that of newer olives.” Despite the seven-hour wait, cus­tomers cel­e­brate the trans­parency of the tra­di­tional mills. (Photo: Moli D’Oli) We are seek­ing invest­ment into our mill…

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Feb. 13, 2024By Ofeoritse Daibo

Campaign Aims to Curb Misuse of Regenerative’ in Agriculture

As recent evi­dence indi­cates the increas­ing pop­u­lar­ity of organic and sus­tain­able food among United States con­sumers, advo­cates are con­cerned about the mis­use of lan­guage such as​“regen­er­a­tive agri­cul­ture.” To that end, the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) has launched…

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Feb. 29, 2024By Thomas Sechehaye

Tunisia Takes Measures to Lower Olive Oil Prices at Home as Export Revenues Fall

Tunisia’s olive oil rev­enue has declined, accord­ing to TNI, an inter­na­tional research insti­tute. Farmers are pro­duc­ing less olive oil due to cli­matic con­di­tions, and most of the oil pro­duced is exported abroad at a cheap fixed price of €1.85 per…

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Dec. 18, 2023By Ofeoritse Daibo

Organic Farm in Jaén Blazes a Trail for Selling Carbon Credits

Demand for sus­tain­able and organic olive oil is increas­ing on a global level, with some mar­ket research indi­cat­ing the value of the sec­tor will more than dou­ble by 2031. However, the chal­lenges con­tinue to dis­suade many grow­ers from con­vert­ing to…

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Dec. 11, 2023By Daniel Dawson

Europe Strengthens Protections for Geographical Indications

The European Parliament has voted over­whelm­ingly to strengthen rules pro­tect­ing Geographical Indications (GIs) for wine, spir­its, extra vir­gin olive oil and other agri­cul­tural goods against coun­ter­feits and fraud. The reforms include addi­tional pro­tec­tion for GI prod­ucts online, clar­i­fy­ing how…

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Mar. 6, 2024By Paolo DeAndreis

The Joy and Sacrifice of Organic Olive Oil Production on Mallorca

…you want to get a fair price for your work and pro­duce a high-qual­ity prod­uct, you have to meet all the cri­te­ria demanded [by the con­sumers],” Müller-Busch said.​“This also means that the oil must be free of pes­ti­cides.” Transparency with con­sumers…

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Jan. 29, 2024By Paolo DeAndreis

AI Tool for Olive Farmers Will Improve Yields, Reduce Costs, Researchers Say

Researchers in Andalusia say they are devel­op­ing a new tool that will allow farm­ers to use arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence (AI) to deter­mine when their olives are ready to har­vest. Citoliva, a non-profit research­ing olive oil tech­nol­ogy, said the AI-based pre­dic­tive model could…

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May. 8, 2023By Daniel Dawson
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