Olive

One-third of Italians have reduced their consumption of extra virgin olive oil, a mainstay of the Mediterranean diet, due to skyrocketing prices, according to a survey released Friday.

A 48-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for producing fake olive oil with various substances.

Police have said that a report was made against the man, which was followed by an investigation of the West Attica basement in which the olive oil adulteration took place, and his subsequent arrest.

A comprehensive effort to safeguard olive trees unfolds in the northwestern province of Balıkesir as approximately 180,000 olive trees in 1,750 parcels of land have been taken under protection by the General Directorate of Foundations after meticulous aerial and ground tracking using the latest technology.

The distinctions in the top positions of the EVOOWR 2023 constitute a major reward for a Greek olive producer & for Greece that is highlighted in the global olive growing map

Cultural landscape is a complex term, defining the joint creation of nature and human intervention.

Climate change and invasive species are threatening production in Türkiye's agriculture sector, posing risks especially to cash crops, such as olive, hazelnut and pistachio.

The latest numbers from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) showed that the country's citrus production increased, while there was a steep decline in olive, hazelnut, pistachio and cotton production.

Shortages of olive oil in the market are expected in the next months, according to cooperative executives, due to lower production and producers' unwillingness to sell, expecting prices above 8-9 euros per kilo.

The concern is that a bigger increase in prices will lead consumers to switch to other products.

Türkiye's tradition of olive cultivation has been officially recognized and included in UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list, according to a statement from Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy.

FILIATRA, Greece - Greek olive grower Panagiotis Tsafaras has been forced to patrol his groves twice a day recently to fend off thieves trying to steal the crop as prices rise during a poor harvest.

Tsafaras has been robbed twice, with thieves stealing more than a tonne of his olives in one incident last month.

Dozens of stray sheep were collected by police officers of the Hania Police Department on the island of Crete, according to local reports on Saturday.

More specifically, 44 sheep were found unattended after having caused damage to olive trees.

Their seizure was part of ongoing initiatives by authorities in response to complaints of damage to farmland by stray animals.