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Agenda 2021
MADRID / 02.03.2021
The pandemic has not stopped the Executive Secretariat from meeting its objectives, even as the institutional schedule has intensified in recent weeks. The agenda for 2021 is now live, including 50 working days of online initiatives, meetings and activities, with further plans for face-to-face events that will hopefully be possible soon. The entire...

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IOC NEWSLETTER 160
Madrid/ 27.02.2021
  Newsletter 160 is now available, on the work and diplomatic activities carried out by the...

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The IOC’s mission in Mauritania
Nouakchott/ 17.02.2021
The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss collaborating with the international collection in Marrakech and begin a preliminary study to help choose the varieties of olive tree that would be well adapted to the pedoclimatic conditions of Mauritania.

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A lifetime dedicated to the IOC
Madri/ 15.02.2021
One of the pillars of the Executive Secretariat is leaving after 41 years of service

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New IOC donation to the Sovereign Order of Malta
Madrid/ 12.02.2021
The Executive Director of the International Olive Council has donated samples of olive oil to the Order of Malta in Spain to be used...

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Visit of the Ambassador of Cyprus to IOC Headquarters
Madrid/ 11.02.2021
The new Ambassador of Cyprus, H.E. Helena Mina, paid a courtesy visit to IOC headquarters in Madrid...

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Visit of the Ambassador of Mauritania to IOC headquarters
Madrid/ 10.02.2021
H.E. Kane Boubaker, Ambassador of the Republic of Mauritania in Madrid, held talks with the...

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IOC given olive oil culture award
Madrid / 09.02.2021
The International Olive Council has been awarded the “Premi Cultura de l’Oli...

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Due to the outbreak of covid-19, and following the measures taken by the Spanish Government, we’ve had to update the agenda. All IOC activities will continue remotely. Be sure to keep an eye on the agenda for further updates.

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Who

we are

The International Olive Council is the world’s only international intergovernmental organisation in the field of olive oil and table olives. It was set up in Madrid, Spain, in 1959, under the auspices of the United Nations.

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Mission & Basic text
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What

we do

The International Olive Council is an intergovernmental organisation of states that produce olives or products derived from olives, such as olive oil.

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Olive world

Here you can find  information related to the olive and its oil, from history about this plant to benefits of consuming them and how it can improves our health passing by recipes and museums where you can find more information locally

Know the Olive World
The Olive Tree
Table Olives
Olive Oil
Olive Oil & Health
Home-cured Olive
Olive Museum Routes
World day of the Olive Tree
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publications

Here you can find the showcase for the publications of the official magazine of the International Olive Council, “Olivae”

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Olivae 127 Arabic edition cover

Olivae 127 Arabic edition

Author: IOC
Price: Free

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Olivae 127 French edition cover

Olivae 127 French edition

Author: IOC
Price: Free

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Olivae 127 Spanish edition cover

Olivae 127 Spanish edition

Author: IOC
Price: Free

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Contract, grants and vacancies

Here you can find more information about all the the grants, contracts and vacancies related to the olive world

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Mario Solinas
Quality Award

Every year the International Olive Council organises the competition for the Mario Solinas Quality Award

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Carbon footprint
Software

The application developed by the International Olive Council for estimating the carbon balance of olive oil

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