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LOWER RISK WITH MEDITERRANEAN DIET
MADRID/ 26.01.2021
Lower risk of cognitive impairment associated with Mediterranean diet

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Meeting of experts on table olives
Madrid / 22.01.2021
The meeting is organised by the IOC's Standardisation and and Research Unit 

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The Mediterranean diet is good for bone health
Madrid/ 19.01.2021
OHIS is constantly developing capillary research on the main themes of health and the Mediterranean...

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Olive oil prices – January 2021
Madrid / 14.01.2021
Among the objectives of the International Agreement 2015, the IOC disseminates economic analyses and data on olive oil and table olives.

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Mario Solinas Quality Award 2021
Madrid / 12.01.2021
New rules of the Mario Solinas Quality Award 2021 and of national competitions with IOC sponsorship

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New consumer behaviour study
Madrid / 09.01.2021
The project will launched after the pandemic. The IOC’s Executive Secretariat carries out market studies and other economic analyses and statistical work on the olive oil and table olives sector that are requested by IOC members.

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World’s olive oil production has tripled
MADRID/ 04.01.2021
Olive oil production has tripled in the last 60 years, reaching 3,262,000 tons in the last campaign of 2018/19.

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IOC Newsletter 159 latest 2020 issue
MADRID/ 30.12.2020
Welcome, here are the latest news from the Executive Secretariat of the International Olive...

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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
Structure
List of IOC members
Where we are

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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Chemistry & Standardisation Unit
Technology Unit
Financial Management Unit
Economic Affairs Promotion Unit
Human Resources Unit

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
Recipes
Glossary

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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 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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Olivae 127 Italian edition cover

Olivae 127 Italian 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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