International News/Trends
On October 23 in Athens, a meeting between Gennaro Sicolo, president of the Italian Association of Olive Growers (CNO), and the representatives of three growers co-operatives from Crete, Greece was…
Read MoreMost people go to the Enoteca Properzio wine shop and restaurant in this medieval Umbrian hill town to sample its fine selection of wines. But we were a pretty sober…
Read MorePakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with two private companies promoting olive products in Pakistan and making buy-back arrangement of olives from farmers.
Read MoreOne day of last September, in Turkey, in the area of of Soma, a city sadly known for a recent mine tragedy, farmers woke up and found high wire fences…
Read MoreIn the end about 6,000 trees were uprooted Friday (November 7, 2014) in Yırca, Turkey by Kolin Construction bulldozers to make way for a new power plant. Clashes again erupted…
Read MoreThe Council of State unanimously ruled that a planned thermal power plant of the Kolin Group construction company cannot be built where the Yırca village olive groves currently are, a…
Read MoreThe results of the second Scientific Research in Olives and Olive Oil Awards, sponsored by the Caja Rural of Jaén Foundation, were announced during a conference in the Andalusian capital…
Read MoreDue to climate conditions and to the massive presence of parasites and olives flies, Umbria’s olive oil production will suffer a dramatic loss, that in some areas could reach 80%.…
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