After toughest juncture in decades, Italy launches €32 mn national olive oil plan

Apr 08, 2016 434

Italy has finally returned to investing in the olive oil sector. The national olive oil plan allocated €32 million in order to, among other things, strengthen the quantity and quality of production, promote Made in Italy extra virgin olive oil abroad.


A sort of "ghost" evoked in nearly every debate on olive oil starting from the mid-90s has now finally been exorcized. Twenty years ago Italy -- which until then had been the undisputed global leader in terms of production -- was overtaken by Spain. Recently, Spain's advantage in terms of output has only increased.

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Fonte: Italy24

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