18 Nov
By Christian Porth, Every year from early November until late January, farmers throughout Lebanon engage in the timeless ballet that is the olive harvest. Dating back to the Phoenicians in the 3rd century, the production of olive oil has remained one of Lebanon’s oldest industries. With olive oil a key ingredient in most traditional Lebanese […]
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17 Nov
Par Galia Skander, “Anatolive-Eurosie 2008”, le 2ème foire et congrès d’huile d’olive et des technologies reliées, qui aura lieu du 17 au 19 avril 2008 au centre des expositions d’Istanbul en Turquie, réunira tous les professionnels de la filière de l’huile d’olive dans la région méditerranéenne. La Tunisie a un grand intérêt à y être […]
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17 Nov
Written by syedalisafvi, Under Horticulture Technology Mission ” Standardization of Agro-Techniques for Olive” programme, a one-day training-cum-demonstration session of officers, field functionaries of Horticulture Department and progressive farmers of district Udhampur and Reasi was organized by the Scientists of Sher-I-Kashmir University of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, Jammu, here today. The Scientists who delivered lectures on […]
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16 Nov
Healthier margins from olive oil have driven a rise in nine-month profits at Spanish food firm SOS Cuetara. Net income rose 10.8% to EUR13.5m (US$19.7m) in the nine months to the end of September. Turnover, however, dipped 3.2% to EUR1.02bn. In June, a company insider told just-food that SOS Cuetara was searching for a new […]
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15 Nov
By Lisa McKinnon, In many parts of the country, a holiday home tour would be just that: a tour of homes. Ticketholders would march past gardens barren of leaves and flowers, or just plain covered in snow, in order to get to the main, preferably heated, attraction. Not so in California and, in particular, Ojai. […]
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