The European Soil O-Live project has completed its first phase in which a soil diagnosis of the Mediterranean olive grove has been carried out after the analysis of more than 500 soil samples from 52 farms in Spain, Greece, Portugal, Italy and Morocco. The first results show ‘a picture of the soil that can be […]
The researcher and coordinator of the Soil O-Live project, Antonio Manzaneda, is one of the protagonists of the initiative ‘Aove & Science’ launched by the University of Jaén and Picualia through which a limited edition of 30,000 bottles of its First Harvest Day Oil has been marketed with information about some of the most outstanding
The Casa de la Cultura of Villafranca de los Barros, hosted on Wednesday 18th September, a sustainability conference in the framework of the Soil Olive project. The event began with an informative assembly for the members, where Isabel Apolo, manager of the S.Coop San Isidro cooperative, explained the campaign rules. This was followed by a
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During the month of September, Soil O-live and Deoleo have scheduled several Sustainability Workshops in different locations. The aim of these sessions is to educate and inform farmers about the implementation of sustainable practices in their olive groves and soil care. The first one took place yesterday, Tuesday 17th September at SCA Bedmarense in the
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The discovery of a new genus of free-living nematode has been the subject of the first scientific publication in the framework of the Soil O-Live project. Specifically, the journal “Zoosystematics and Evolution” published in its latest issue the article “Oleaxonchium olearum gen. et sp. nov. (Nematoda, Dorylaimida) associated with an olive grove in the southern
The winners were an arbequina oil from Almazaras de la Subbética, an itrana from Iannotta and a hojiblanca from Finca la Torre. In addition, a special mention for the farm with the healthiest soil was awarded to Dimitris Mitaros (Briani, Island of Lesbos, Greece). The facilities of the University of Jaén located in the Torre
The European Soil Olive project was present on the first day of the Olive Oil World Congress through the participation of its coordinator, Antonio Manzaneda, and the mention of Jaime Lillo, the executive director of the International Olive Oil Council (IOC).
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The newsletter “EU Mission Soil Deal for Europe”, produced by the European Commission, mentions in its June newsletter the sessions held in recent weeks within the framework of Soil O-Live and in collaboration with Deoleo The Project News section contains information on these 14 training sessions that began in April and are scheduled to run
This competition, which is part of this European project coordinated by the University of Jaén with the participation of Deoleo, rewards for the first time the quality of the oil and the health of the soil.
Researchers from the European project Soil O-Live, coordinated by the University of Jaén, carry out innovative experimental practices on farms that form part of this project.