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Feb. 27, 2018
Tunisia: Window on a Traditional Olive World
There are scant funds to assist Tunisia's rural farmers' transition to a more efficient, high-quality production. Some locals say that's just fine with them, while others look to a more prosperous future,
Feb. 12, 2018
The French association Afidol shed light on the misinterpreted taste of "black fruity" oil and the controversy behind the ancestral tradition of controlled fermentation.
Dec. 28, 2017
Award-Winning Producer Credits His Team of 'Harvest Experts'
For two months a team of 150 people harvest the olives at Cortijo Virgen de los Milagros, like their parents and grandparents did. "The mill is only the extractor," says Luis Montabes. "Quality is born in the fields."
Dec. 27, 2017 Business
Dec. 12, 2017 Africa / Middle East
Jun. 29, 2017 Europe
Apr. 24, 2017 Production
Mar. 24, 2017 Africa / Middle East
Lebanese Olive Oil: Exploring Intricacies of a Sector With Potential
Mar. 14, 2017
A Forgotten Treasure: Making Oil from Wild Olives
Francisco Villanueva and Fernando Martín produce oil from wild olives growing on the green slopes of the Sierra de las Nieves. "Professional tasters don’t know how to describe it.”
Aug. 29, 2016
Corsica Rewards Grower for Olives Picked, and Those That Fell
A Corsican olive oil producer feared for her orchards after the Xylella fastidiosa bacteria was spreading on the island, but for the third consecutive year, Fabienne Maestracci was rewarded for the quality of her work.
Apr. 7, 2015
Andalucia Journal: Pruning in Huescar
A recently sunny day brought me to an olive grove in Huescar to discover the importance of pruning olive trees.
Mar. 11, 2015
U.S. Program Provides Hand Tools to Olive Oil Producers in Lebanon
A U.S. foreign aid program in Lebanon is providing mechanized tools and training for farmers to increase the competitiveness of Lebanese olive oil abroad.
Mar. 3, 2015
Corsican Oils are 'Tree Harvested' or 'Old Style'
Corsican olive oil producers announced that their products will be labeled depending on whether the olives were picked or dropped to the ground.
Jan. 1, 2015
Traditional Olive Oil Production in Tunisia
Despite its rising place in the international ranking, Tunisian producers are still strongly tied to old traditions.
Dec. 1, 2014
A Merry 'Tonda Iblea' Harvest in Sicily
Daniele Miccione and his family had a good harvest in Buccheri, a small village in south-eastern Sicily where their award-winning Tuttotonda is born.
Nov. 20, 2014
Basilicata, Wild Olive of Southern Italy
New opportunities are coming to get to know the olive oils of Basilicata, a wild land that inspired great artists.
Nov. 17, 2014
Rome Journal: A Peek Inside the Olive Oil Mill Next Door
Small olive oil farms dot the rolling Roman hills where the love for the craft is the main ingredient in the popular local olive oil.
Jan. 31, 2013
My father has been traveling to Italy to spend a week picking Olives in the Tuscan hilltops at an Oliveto run by a childhood friend of his.
May. 1, 2012
A New Harvester for Traditional Olive Groves
The prototype of what is hoped to be an affordable and efficient harvester for Spain’s traditional olive farms has been developed by researchers at the University of Córdoba.
Feb. 21, 2012
Innovative Study Analyzes Soil Loss in Andalusian Olive Groves
A joint study has analyzed soil loss in some olive groves in Granada planted 250 years ago in sloping areas
Apr. 17, 2011
Lack of Farm Workers in Argentina Weakens Vulnerable Olive Oil Industry
Cultivation in Cuyo is expected to grow 40 percent, but half of this green gold will never make it to store shelves. There are simply not enough workers to harvest the olives.
Apr. 4, 2011
Andalusia Conference on the Future of Traditional Olive Oil Production
Representatives from Spain’s Ministry of Rural and Marine Environment (MARM) met in Jaén this week to discuss the many challenges facing the country’s traditional olive oil industry.
Jan. 17, 2011
Boost for Palestinian Fair Trade Olive Oil
Canaan Fair Trade connects Palestinian producers with food lovers and socially and environmentally responsible communities around the world, said its founder Nasser Abufarha.