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By Lora E. Ide, Beginning April 17, from 8 a.m. to noon, and each Thursday thereafter, there will be a farmers’ market at On Top Of the World. To learn more, visit the Web site www.circlesquarecommons.com/ farmersmarket/index.html. After 12 years of growing the exotic trees, more often seen in California or in Mediterranean countries, the […]

Turkish security forces seized 400 kilogrammes (880 pounds) of heroin hidden in vats of olives on a truck headed for Europe, the Anatolia news agency reported on Sunday. The truck was detained at the Kapikule border post with Bulgaria after investigators became aware of the imminent transfer of the shipment on Wednesday, the report said. […]

The Indian Olive Association has welcomed the sharp reduction in import duties on the product, saying it would bring down prices by 15 percent and make the product available to a larger number of consumers. “We are gratified that the importance of olive oil is being recognised and that our efforts are bearing fruit soon […]

The Olive Oil Festival will be held from 3rd to 6th April in Ranzo in Imperia’s hinterland. Arrived at the 6th edition, this year this big festival is yet again promoted by Ranzo Council, the Region, Province and the Mountain Community of the Alta Valle Arroscia Many olive oil producers of Ranzo , well known […]

Can India become a major producer and exporter of olive oil? 50,000 sapling of various varieties will be planted near Jaipur to find the Variety most suitable to India. By Siddhartha Sarma, The agriculture board of a desert state, a micro-irrigation firm, and an Israeli company think so. Later this week, 50,000 olive saplings of […]