organic palm oil extra virgin palm oil in tunisia

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • Does Tunisia produce organic olive oil?
  • And, 95% of Tunisia’s olive groves are organic and its exports of organic oil have grown from 21 tonnes in 2004 to 13, 500 in 2015, producing three times more organic oil than Spain, the world’s largest olive oil producer. For decades, Tunisian olive oil was exported in bulk to countries like Spain and Italy where it was blended with local oils.
  • Why is olive oil important in Tunisia?
  • For thousands of years, olive oil has been prominent in all the greatest civilizations that have prospered in Tunisia. Our ancestors understood very well the importance of the soil and the climate for growing high quality olive and producing the highest quality of extra virgin olive oil.
  • Is Tunisia organic?
  • In addition, Tunisia is the first country in Africa to pass a law on organic agriculture as stringent as the European Union’s. And, 95% of Tunisia’s olive groves are organic and its exports of organic oil have grown from 21 tonnes in 2004 to 13, 500 in 2015, producing three times more organic oil than Spain, the world’s largest olive oil producer.
  • Why is organic farming important in Tunisia?
  • There is no doubt that organic farming has preserved the wealth of olive biodiversity in the country. Today, Tunisian farmers can draw from over 200 autochthonous varieties to produce their extra virgin olive oils. Their germplasm is conserved at the National Gene Bank in Tunis and at the Boughrara Collection of the Olive Tree Institute in Sfax.