WFP and partners revive olive production in Iraq The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and partners have inaugurated a new olive press machine as part of economic regeneration efforts for the local community in Bashiqa, Iraq. WFP, the Governor's office, Mayor's office, the Bashiqa Olive Association and Samaritan's Purse's aim is to bring this […]
By John Lee. A new video produced by USAID showcases the Al-Zatoon Olive Association's new processing plant in Ninawa province, home of the first mechanized olive oil presser in Iraq and a model for similar demonstration projects in Kurdistan, Salah al Din and the Tallafar district of Ninawa province. A new olive oil industry in […]
AKnews reports that an Italian company is planning to set up an olive processing factory in the region. The KRG's Agriculture Minister, Jamil Suleiman, told the agency that the Ministry allocated 600 acres of land for growing olives, following a request from the company to facilitate the project. In the second phase, the Ministry will […]
Diyala's provincial government says that Spanish companies have submitted bids to establish the biggest olive plantation in the Middle East. According to a report from Al SumariaTV, the groves would cover an area of 50,000 donums, which equates to 12,500 hectares, or about 31,000 acres. The same source said that an Emirati company and an […]
