Meeting between the IOC Executive Director and Spain’s Minister for Agriculture

Spain reiterates its support to the world’s only intergovernmental organisation dedicated to olive oil and table olives

On Monday 29 January, Spain’s Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, welcomed the newly appointed IOC Executive Director, Jaime Lillo, at the Ministry’s headquarters in Madrid. Minister Planas conveyed his support to the IOC’s priorities within the framework of the new mandate presented by Mr. Jaime Lillo, the IOC’s first Spanish Executive Director. Both representatives took stock of the world olive oil sector and the challenges ahead, particularly in what regards climate change. They also discussed the evolution of prices, the olive grove’s sustainability, the harmonisation of standards, olive oil’s health attributes, and how to better approach consumer countries, among other topics.

The IOC is headquartered in Madrid, Spain, since its establishment under the auspices of the United Nations in 1959.