Italy has an olive growing area of 1 075 000 ha, of which 21% is irrigated while the rest is rain-fed. The most important olive growing areas are in the Apulia region, which accounts for 45% of the total olive growing area; Calabria (19%); Sicily (10%); Campania (7%), Lazio (5%), Tuscany and Sardinia (3% respectively), Basilicata and Umbria (2% respectively); with the rest of the surface area found in Molise, Liguria, Marche and Veneto. The classified organic area covers approximately 176 000 hectares, 16% of the national total. ...
5th International Congress on Olive Oils, the Olive Grove and Health
Focusing on olive oil’s positive health attributes On Wednesday 8 May, IOC Executive Director Jaime Lillo inaugurated the 5th International Congress on Olive Oils, the Olive Grove and Health alongside the Spanish Minister...
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The Olive Health Information System website The newsletter of the University of Navarra and the IOC dedicated to health Several observational and intervention studies have concluded that the replacement of dietary saturated...