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From Anadolu News Agency (aa), Izmir The rise of olive oil prices in recent years, quotas on tobacco production and incentives for olive growers have fostered a renewed interest in olive growing. The number of olive tree saplings ordered for the next season has already reached 54 million. It is estimated that if Turkey, which […]

By Manuel Meyer Jaen, Spain ­ The olive tree is both loved and respected In many Mediterranean countries, but in the Spanish Andalusian region of Jaen, it is held in such esteem as to be almost holy. The olive plays a major role in this part of southern Spain. The region has around 60 million […]

The growing interest in quality olive oil has resulted in a boom in farm tourism with more than two million people a year now visiting oil mills to buy their oil straight from the source. According to the Italian olive oil producers’ consortium Unaprol, olive oil tourism this year will generate more than 1.8 billion […]

Florence, Nov. 20 – The Agriculture Ministry has issued a decree (eventually published on the Italian Official Journal) granting the ‘Dop’ certification (denomination of protected origin) to the extra virgin olive oil produced in the hills around Florence.

The olive blog has been on tour in Greece from the Temple of Olympian to the museums in Athens. Here is the different posts with pictures: Olives in Athens Olives in Athens II Olives in Athens III Olives in Athens IV Olives in Athens V Olives in Athens VI Olives in Athens VII Olives in […]