Archive for January, 2008

04 Jan

Olive-press owners allege lack of government support

By Maher Zeineddine, As olive presses in the mountainous Chouf region witness excessive activity with the fruit’s harvest season coming to an end and weather conditions getting worse, press owners are criticizing the government’s failure to set up marketing plans for their products. Every year from early November until late January, farmers throughout Lebanon engage […]

04 Jan

About French Olive Oil

Would you like to know more about French Extra Virgin Olive Oil ? Alain Maes, a Frenchman who live in Chicago wrote a few days ago a passionate and interesting article on the subject. Via this post and Costas

04 Jan

Tunisie : La Famex relance la filière de l’Huile d’Olive

Par Ben Mohamed, Le Fonds d’accès aux Marchés d’exportation FAMEX2 se lance dans la promotion de l’huile d’olive conditionnée à l’exportation. Elle vient de lancer deux appels d’offres internationaux afin d’améliorer l’exportation de cette matière première. De cet fait, le premier appel d’offres est organisé pour faire le choix des experts internationaux, un par pays, […]