Areas of olive farming
With Italy the largest importer/exporter and Spain the largest producer, the Mediterranean basin is considered to be the hub of olive oil production and related business.
Countries with the biggest olive farming (harvested area and yield)
The olive’s fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance as the source of olive oil. The oil is produced by pressing whole olives and is commonly used in cooking, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, soaps and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps. Olive oil is used throughout the world and is often associated with Mediterranean countries. There are two types of oil production:
- Refined olive oils (Pure olive oil, Olive oil)
Only about 30 percent of all olive oil production ends at extracting the oil from the olives. Refining involved using solvents and high heat to neutralize the tastes of the oil. This allows producers to use olives that are not in the best condition and blend from oils from a wide variety of sources (even countries) because the bad tastes resulting from oxidized olives and the mass production process are chemically removed.
- Unrefined olive oils (Extra virgin olive oil, Virgin olive oil)
Unrefined olive oils do not undergo chemical refining. In unrefined olive oils, such as “extra virgin” and “virgin” olive oils, the process goes no further than extraction and bottling. Producers of unrefined olive oils need to use fruit that is in good condition and carefully manage various factors, because the oil will not be treated to chemically hide bad tastes that would result from oxidized olives or some other contamination.
The olive tree is often called a ”tree of life” due to health benefits of its olive oil.
To produce good and quality olives and later high-quality oil, farmers need to have good management practices, which they can manage with AGRIVI software. In the system, farmers can plan all their production in advance, track all resources like fertilizers, pesticides, fuel, mechanization, people, and protect their crops on time, because pests can significantly reduce a yield or even destroy it.
To prevent damage, AGRIVI alerts farmers about pest and disease occurrence, according to weather conditions on their fields, so they can prepare on time for appropriate treatment. For olive, you’ll find many pests with a brief description and active substances to treat them, whether you have conventional, organic, or integrated farming. AGRIVI offers a variety of tools to help farmers manage their production. Besides record-keeping and pest alarms, it has reported for each part of the production and also powerful analytics.
Prepare for harvest and achieve higher yields with AGRIVI farm software.
