France wants to promote olive cultivation and counts on Moroccan expertise

Published Jan 15, 2024

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French olive industry Oil’ive Green and Moroccan association Prosperitas Africa are forming a partnership to promote large-scale olive cultivation in the South of France, with the goal of planting 60,000 hectares of olive trees over a period of ten years. This collaboration aims to address the growing need for edible oils and biofuels, as well as to provide sustainable solutions for French farmers facing the challenges of global warming. The partnership will involve training French farmers in olive growing techniques and sharing Moroccan expertise in olive oil production, with the official signing scheduled for January 18, 2024 in Toulouse.

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A Franco-Moroccan partnership to support the olive tree in the South of France. The French olive industry Oil’ive Green and the Moroccan association Prosperitas Africa are preparing to seal an unprecedented partnership in Toulouse. This collaboration aims to unite the forces of French and Moroccan farmers to promote large-scale olive cultivation in the South of France. The ambitious objective of this alliance is the planting of 60,000 hectares of olive trees over a period of ten years, from Gironde to the Italian border. Thierry Laplaige, president of the Rural Coordination in Haute-Garonne, farmer and member of Oil'ive Green, explains to the French national channel France 3: "From Charente-Maritime to Lyon, we would like to plant olive trees everywhere below of this line of the Great South. » This colossal project aims to meet the growing needs for edible oils and biofuels. Faced with the challenges of global warming, French farmers are looking for suitable solutions. Thierry ...

Source: Agrimaroc