For the first time, Azerbaijan’s Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry will plant olive in large land areas in 18 regions of the country this year. The minister Huseyn Baghirov said 1 million olive trees have been reared this year. “We are planting olive not for fruit but for green zones. We plant olive trees in [...]
Did you know that only one vegetable oil can be consumed directly from the pressed fruit, and that it is olive oil? Yes, all the other vegetable oils require various kinds of processing before they can be comsumed or used for cooking. We have all heard that fish oil, especially that from the oily fish, [...]
Olive oil is essentially a fruit juice and it can go off, or turn rancid if not stored properly. In the heat of summer, especially if you live in a hot country, this can be difficult. But there are a few tips and tricks you can use to help. Olive oil doesn’t do too well [...]
It’s been noticed by many that the people living in the Mediterranean basin have a lower than expected incidence of certain cancers. Many things have been thought to be responsible for this, climate and lifestyle, among others, but now it is believed that a diet high in extra virgin olive oil fat is the actual [...]
By Sarah Brealey, A Suffolk farmer’s produce is staking a claim to be the new olive oil. The glass bottles of extra virgin cold-pressed rapeseed oil are now on sale in Tesco as it rapidly grows in popularity. It has been made by Sam Fairs at Hill Farm in Heveningham, near Halesworth, for the past [...]
Par N. Benouaret, La décision est récente. Elle a été prise au titre de première action de redynamisation de la filière oléicole par la Direction des services agricoles (DSA) et les élus de la Chambre d’agriculture lors d’une réunion. Il était temps pour sauver cette filière agricole qui, de l’indépendance jusqu’à la fin des années [...]
The website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food has released final production figures for the 2006-2007 crop season, alongside sales numbers for the month of April & various other data. All figures are in metric tons. As is evident, sales volume has come to a complete halt – at season-low prices – during [...]
The olive is possibly the oldest cultivated tree in the world. It is believed that people in the Mediterranean region were cultivating olive trees before written language was properly developed. Certainly the ancient Egyptians had olive groves. From at least the time of Ramses II (1179 – 1165 BC),olive oil from the many groves aorund [...]
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