Tridge summary
Namibia, located in southwestern Africa, is a relatively small player in the global olive oil industry, with only 400 hectares dedicated to olive cultivation. The country ranks 50th in olive oil production and 46th in table olive production. Its olive groves are predominantly traditional and located in the Naukluft Zebra Mountains National Park, with a production yield of about 1,000 tons of olive oil and 600 tons of table olives annually. The consumption of olive oil in Namibia is largely for local use, with a preference for higher quality extra virgin olive oil. The majority of consumption takes place at home, with a growing trend towards online purchases. Olive oil is mainly consumed raw as a flavoring, and the preferred container is PET. The highest off-home consumption is in bars, restaurants, and the canning industry.
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Original content
Olimerca.- Namibia, in southwestern Africa, began cultivation in the mid-20th century, specifically, in the regions of Otjozondjupa and Erongo. In the Naukluft Zebra Mountains National Park, a mountainous area along with the Namib Desert, are the famous wild olive trees, within the route "The Olive Trail", a circular trail of 8 kilometers. Out of 66 olive oil producing countries, Namibia ranks 50th for olive oil production, and 46th for table olive production. As Juan Vilar Consultores has analyzed, this country has around 400 hectares of olive groves, with a predominance of traditional olive groves (69.1%) followed by intensive olive groves (21.2%) and super-intensive (9.7%). %). 60% belong to rainfed plantations and the remaining 40% to irrigated plantations, and the olive varieties that predominate in this region are the Frantoio and Mission. The country produces around 1,000 tons of olive oil and 600 tons of table olives, and its inhabitants consume exclusively what they ...
Source: OliMerca
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