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16 May

Beyond Extra Virgin: Italo-Californian Olive Oil Conference

May 22-23, Tuesday and Wednesday — “Beyond Extra Virgin: Italo-Californian Olive Oil Conference” will bring together olive growers; olive oil producers, processors and marketers; food service providers and restaurateurs; and researchers and educators to discuss current practices and potential new innovations in producing and marketing consistently high-quality olive oils. Experts and scientists will make recommendations […]

16 May

SMA-Medfood 2007 pour la promotion de l’huile d’olive

Ameur nous fait part sur le forum de la dernière édition du SMA-Med Food qui est un salon agroalimentaire Tunisien pour la promotion de l’agriculture et l’huile d’olive tunisienne dans le bassin méditerranéen. Pour nos lecteurs Tunisiens, le salon est ouvert jusqu’au 19 mai. plus d’info ici

15 May

E-growing – a revolutionary new project

This e-growing system is an innovating tool created by Adozioni Bioalimentari Italy to include the plant kingdom into a distance adoption method. A plant can be followed through its entire process of growth via internet. The project aims at consumers and professionals of the food business interested in the high quality of organic products. By […]

14 May

Iran: Poor olive oil imports slammed

Large amounts of impure olive oil imported into Iran’s market coupled with poor-quality domestic products lead to customer dissatisfaction Chairman of the Agriculture Commission of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce Shahrokh Zahiri regretted that more than 90 percent of the imported olive oil, coming from Turkey and Italy, has poor quality. At present, about 100,000 hectares […]

12 May

Spaghetti with tomato-olive sauce

Recipe by Dixie Elliott, Photography by Mark O’Meara, Ingredients (serves 4) * 1 garlic clove, cut in half * 3 slices ciabatta bread * 1/4 cup olive oil * 1 brown onion, finely chopped * 2 x 425g cans Rosa Italian Diced Tomatoes * 1 cup semi-dried tomatoes, roughly chopped * 1/2 cup pitted green […]