The olive grove, a crop with potential in Georgia

Published 2022년 1월 3일

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Georgia has emerged as a significant player in the olive oil industry, with a cultivation area of 2,500 hectares and a production of 45 tons of extra virgin olive oil in the 2019-2020 campaign. The country, which started olive cultivation in 2014, has around 7,000 olive trees, primarily in the Kakhet region. The yield is 2.4 tons of table olives and 0.384 tons of olive oil per hectare. The consumption of olive oil in Georgia is predominantly for food use, with 215 tons consumed out of the total animal and vegetable fats consumed in the country. The consumption is more prevalent among women, especially in the age group 34-49 and among middle-aged families with children. The majority of the population uses raw olive oil for seasoning.

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Olimerca.- Georgia has agriculture as the mainstay of its economy. Despite being a country with a long wine-making tradition, in recent years the olive grove has started to take off, with around 7,000 trees, most of them in the Kakhet region. According to a report by Juan Vilar Consultores, it was in 2014 when the country decided to enter into the cultivation of olive groves after doing a long investigation that indicated that it would be a good environment in the cultivation of olive trees. Trees that were grown in Tattnall County gave their first harvest in Fall 2019, bottled the oil and submitted it to the World Olive Oil Competition, winning one of the awards and taking their place among the best oils in the world. . It has 2,500 hectares of production, as well as a gross production of table olives of 6,120 tons. It is positioned at number 42 in cultivation area and at number 34 in olive oil producer. 91.9% goes to the production of olive oil and 8.1% to the production of ...

Source: OliMerca