Archive for April 27th, 2008

27 Apr

Maintenance – upgrade

Olives101 is in maintenance, it can take few minutes to few hours…. Olives101 est en maintenance, cela peux prendre quelques minutes a quelques heures…

27 Apr

India: Fresh stocks of imported olive oil yet to arrive

Consumers anticipating a decline in olive oil prices post duty reduction will have to wait for a few more days as fresh stocks imported after April 1 have not yet reached the market. “We expect olive oil prices to go down by around 15 per cent, but a clear picture will emerge by mid-May because […]

27 Apr

Origin of Olives in South Africa

In 1902, after completing his studies at Saint Illario Agricultural College in Genoa, Ferdinando Costa arrived in Cape Town to assist his brother Raphael, who had set up a successful nursery in Wynberg. After a few years, Ferdinando was able to obtain his own small piece of land opposite the new Fernwood Estate in Newlands […]

27 Apr

Interview with VN Dalmia, President of the Indian Olive Oil Association

President Dalmia, India decided to invest so much in olive oil market. Somebody is talking about a new Olive orchard model in the area called Rajasthan. Particularly they are intentioned to invest using very modern and high technologically irrigated systems. Why are you spending so much attention to olive cultivation? In reality, I do not […]