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The International Olive Oil held a meeting on 6 and 7 September 2018 with representatives from the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, the International Plant Protection Convention and the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization to discuss implementing a joint plan to prevent, control and mitigate the effects of the bacteria Xylella fastidiosa in olive trees and protect international trade

Thanks to a new IOC scholarship, more than 20 tasters may be able to enrol in a university programme on the organoleptic assessment of virgin olive oil

The Tunisian Government made an official visit to the International Olive Council (IOC) headquarters in Madrid

Quality, as we all know, lies not only in the content, but also in the container: its importance should be better acknowledged, and more attention should be paid to its aesthetics and functionality. The contest was created with the specific aim of encouraging olive oil producers to make greater investments in their packaging strategy