Archive for 2007

23 Feb

Olive Oil from Istria Becomes EU Product with Protected Origin

Extra-virgin olive oil from Slovenian Istria became on Tuesday the first Slovenian agriculture product to be listed in the EU register of agricultural products and foodstuffs with protected geographical indications and designations of origin. This year, 44 olive growers who met the required oil quality and traceability standards can use the label. Oils containing at […]

22 Feb

New golden oil is testing farmers’ marketing skills

By David Cousins, It’s tempting – but maybe a bit premature – to say that the reign of olive oil as the king of culinary oils is drawing to a close. We Britons buy £104m-worth of it every year, according to market research company Mintel, and sales are still climbing. In fact the value of […]

22 Feb

huile d’Olive et bienfaits

Selon 7/7, l’Huile d’olive permet de garder les cheveux brillants et le visage sans rides, éloigne le cancer, diminue la pression sanguine et prévient le diabète. L’huile d’olive travaille aussi contre les infections et les inflammations, diminue l’ostéoporose et l’arthrite. Qui dit mieux?

22 Feb

Olive Oils Taste Test

Check out the supermarket aisle for olive oils, and you’ll be dazzled by dozens of drizzlers. So the Good Housekeeping Food Kitchen pros ran a blind taste test of 12 brands to find the best. The message: All extra virgin olive oils are not created equal. “Recently, we tasted a lot of extra virgin olive […]

22 Feb

Kabylie – La mouche de l’olive inquiète les techniciens

Par R. Oussada, Le premier salon de l’agriculture et des produits du terroir organisé à Bgayet du 13 au 15 février, a été l’occasion aux techniciens du secteur de développer une série d’analyses technico-économiques inhérentes au développement, à la vulgarisation des nouvelles donnes phytosanitaires et à l’imprégnation à de nouvelles techniques de conduite des exploitations.