The olive grove and its oil advance in the seed treaty and global standards

Published 2024년 1월 14일

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The International Olive Council, under the new director general Jaime Lillo, is working towards the future recognition of the collection of olive groves in Córdoba and the revision of the international standard within the Codex Alimentarius. Spain has advanced the work for the recognition of the first international collection of olive groves in Córdoba, to be included in the world seed treaty, with the support of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The IOC is also collaborating to incorporate the genetic resources of the olive grove into the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and is working on harmonizing olive oil standards to facilitate trade and protect consumers.

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The olive grove and olive oil are breaking new ground globally, with progress towards the future recognition of the collection of olive groves in Córdoba and the revision of the international standard within the Codex Alimentarius. This is highlighted by the new director general of the International Olive Council (IOC), the Spanish Jaime Lillo, in an interview with Efeagro in which he highlighted examples of technical cooperation to promote the sector. In this sense, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has just announced that Spain has advanced the work for the recognition of the first international collection of olive groves, in this case that of Córdoba, as part of the resources phytogenetics included in what is known as the world seed treaty, as confirmed by Lillo. The IOC is collaborating to incorporate the genetic resources of the olive grove into the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, which until now does not contemplate ...

Source: PEefeagro