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At the IOC’s upcoming extraordinary session, the Council of Members will draw up a proposal for the participation of the IOC in COP22, which will be held in Marrakech in November, by organizing a conference on the carbon sink effect of olive trees

For the first time ever, the International Olive Council held the Mario Solinas Award Ceremony in Japan within the framework of its Believe in Olive Oil promotion campaign in this Asian country.

The compliance date for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Preventive Controls Rule for Human Food is quickly approaching. Most covered facilities are required to comply by September 17, 2016

Development and Dissemination of Sustainable Irrigation Management in Olive Growing

The 2015 edition of Simei, the leading international trade fair for wine technology, ended last Friday in a climate of general enthusiasm. The keys to the success of the event include the high quality of the innovative technological solutions, the discussion among the world's most important stakeholders on crucial issues such as sustainability and sensory analysis and the revolution of the layout and the side events organised by the Unione Italiana Vini (the organiser of Simei since the first 1963 edition) to foster constant opportunities for contacts and relations.

The olive tree has always been associated with Umbria and the beauty of its landscapes, its traditional methods of production, its centuries-old religious and cultural traditions as well as with a healthy lifestyle. Olive oil and the extraordinary evocation of these messages will be promoted by the Umbria PDO Oil Consortium

Milan, 3-6 November 2015. Every day themed focuses on vineyard, wine, beer and oil. Simei proposes itself more and more as a platform of cross-cutting contents which accompanies and integrates the exhibition of the best technology in the sector