Women Take Center Stage at Italian EVOO Literary Competition
The award ceremony also saw the launching of the Mediterranean Olive Oil Women’s Network and was an opportunity for a Jordanian agriculture official to showcase her country's progress.
Organic Olive Cultivation Increasing Worldwide
The organic land area used for olive cultivation across the world has almost tripled since 2004.
Report Warns of White Collar Crimes and ‘Mafia 3.0’
Threats to the olive oil sector are changing as white collar crimes become more prevalent, officials said.
Olive Oil Production Data in Europe Reveal Divergent Trends
Production in Italy and Greece is down sharply. In Spain and Portugal, it's dramatically higher.
Italian Trade Group Proposes New Classification for Extra Virgin Olive Oil
A proposal to lower the acidity threshold value of the extra virgin olive oil from 0.8 to 0.5 percent was presented by the consortium of Italian olive oil producers at a conference in Rome.
Italy Fears Running Out of Olive Oil By April
Unusual weather, Xylella fastidiosa and the removal of ancient trees for the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline in Puglia, have caused Italy's olive oil production to hit a 25-year low.
The Orange Vests movement organized a demonstration in Rome to ask the government ad hoc measures for the Apulian and national olive oil sector.
Italian Producers Lose a Champion
Gaetano Avallone, the president of Oleum, died last Monday. He has been fondly remembered by many of his colleagues for his contribution to the Italian extra virgin olive oil sector.