23 Jun

Palestinian olive oil could soon be the 1st oil to receive Fairtrade status.

Last month, representatives of the Fairtrade Foundation and international Fairtrade Labelling Organisation (FLO) held a workshop in Ramallah on the process of certification, Fairtrade price setting and producer support for Palestinian olive farmers.
Central to the workshop was Zaytoun, a UK-based co-operative community interest company (CIC). All of its suppliers attended and local co-ordination for [...]

04 Jun

L’huile d’olive marocaine et palestinienne désormais équitable

Le consommateur équitable peut goûter des produits rares à travers le réseau de distribution Alter eco. L’huile de l’olive du Rif au Maroc et de Cisjordanie en Palestine sont vendu par ce label français.
L’internaute d’un simple clic peut soutenir les petits producteurs marocains du Rif ou palestinien de la petite coopérative du village de Taybeh [...]

27 Mar

IOTEX 2008 brings world olive producers to Jordan

Olive traders from 12 countries flocked to the recently concluded International Olive Products and Technology Exhibition and Forum (IOTEX 2008) at the Amman Motor Show to develop a cooperative spirit, exchange expertise and put the international olive industry on a higher pedestal.
Around 100 merchants from Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Italy, Greece, France Turkey, Cyprus, [...]

18 Oct

Simchon promises to put end to Palestinian olive tree destruction

Agriculture Minister Shalom Simchon announced on Thursday that he planned to fight the destruction of olive trees belonging to Palestinians by Jewish settlers.
Simchon made his comments after meeting with the Palestinian Authority’s Olive Council head, Army Radio reported. The minister promised him that he would formulate a plan of action in the matter in coordination [...]