Third Olive Bank in Izmir, Turkey, to Help Stem Genetic Erosion - Further safeguarding olive biodiversity by setting up the world’s third olive germplasm bank – in Izmir, Turkey – is at the top of the agenda for a meeting at the International Olive Council’s Madrid headquarters on April 13. The creation of a collection at sufficient distance from the existing ones in Marrakesh, Morocco, and Córdoba, Spain, is seen as prudent to help ensure plant survival
