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 think that India is paying great attention to olive cultivation. The interest and attention is only just starting now. The entrepreneurs who are investing in olive cultivation now are courageous entrepreneurs because they are doing something new in India. There is no precedent, yet they are bravely taking a risk. It will be 2013 or later that their investments will begin to provide returns. The Rajasthan project is a pioneering project and the first of its kind in India.
In Rajasthan, the project is being undertaken in collaboration with an Israeli producer of olive oil. The Chief Minister of Rajasthan state, on a visit to a kibbutz in Israel, was impressed by their olive cultivation using drip irrigation for dry land farming in difficult circumstances, conditions similar to the dry desert state of Rajasthan. She was impressed enough to invite Israeli collaboration for similar projects in Rajasthan. At present, the project is only a pilot project on 250 hectares of land where the State Government of Rajasthan has provided the land, the Israeli firm has provided the technical expertise and an Indian firm has provided the seed capital. So it is a 3-way collaboration. Since this is the first project, it cannot be said that we are paying great attention to olive cultivation. At present, it is merely a trickle.
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Sunday, April 27th, 2008 at 12:17 pm under
Dear Sir
April 16th, 2009 at 9:28 pmI am working as a structural design engineer in Melbourne, Residents of Melbourne Australia.
In Australia Olive is one of the impartment tree/oil in this culture
When I was in India I was doing rice, cotton, sugarcane in my fields at Nellore AP.
In AP Nellore we are having 37 Ac of good wet land with bore water and power.
I am Interested to cultivate OLIVES in my lands
Dear Sir,I have few acres of land in Una dist. of H.P.The climate of the region is just like Punjab.The land seems to be suitable for Olives.I am interested in growing this crop.Plz let me know the possibilities of success of this project in my village.Also tell me about the project cost.Thanks and regards.
July 12th, 2009 at 4:59 amDear Sir,
We are garment exporters and currently we are planning for a diversification.
We have around 50 acres of dry land in Annur, Tamilnadu. Will it be possible to cultivate Olives and what will be the costs involved.
Please could you give a detailed reply.
Regards,
April 21st, 2010 at 6:39 amGeetha Rajkumar,
Tirupur,
Tamilnadu,
India.
Dear Sir,
I am having 75 acres of land in Rajasthan, in bikaner. I am intrested to cultivates olive tree. Please assist how you can help me.
Thanks
Dhyan
July 4th, 2011 at 8:49 amdear Sir,I have few acres of land in sikar dist. of rajasthan.The land seems to be suitable for Olives.I am interested in growing this crop.Plz let me know the possibilities of success of this project in my village.Also tell me about the project cost.Thanks and regards.
August 5th, 2011 at 8:34 pmIs using Olive oil for indian condition preferable .
If ok what should be the type of Olive oil for making curry and for Frying veg items
regards
September 28th, 2011 at 6:47 amK.L.S