Archive for May 24th, 2007

24 May

The Sheer Versatility of Olive Oil

There can't be many foods whose names have been used as a cartoon character. Olive Oyl is, of course, the girl friend of Popeye the sailor. He may seem a little bit dated these days, but it shows the awareness of olives and their oil in earlier times. Olive oil is indeed a very versatile […]

24 May

Scientists from the UGR are using olive stones to depollute industrial sewage water

A question arises whenever olive oil is obtained: what can we do with its agricultural residues, such as olive vegetable water, browse leaves, or the solid waste known as ‘alpeorujo’? By Antonio Marín Ruiz, A study carried out by Dr. Germán Tenorio Rivas, a member of the research group “Solids concentration and bioremediation” from the […]

24 May

Huile d’olive & protection douanière

Le secteur de l’huile d’olive bénéficie d’une protection douanière “suffisante” sur ses différentes importations, qui s’élève à 49%, outre la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée, qui atteint 20%, a indiqué mardi le ministre de l’Agriculture, du Développement rural et des Pêches maritimes, Mohand Laenser. Intervenant lors de la séance des questions orales à la Chambre […]