{"id":197281,"date":"2018-07-11T20:04:30","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T23:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=197281"},"modified":"2019-06-30T12:00:04","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T15:00:04","slug":"chamber-commerce-promotes-arab-olive-oils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/chamber-commerce-promotes-arab-olive-oils\/","title":{"rendered":"Chamber of Commerce promotes Arab olive oils"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 This Wednesday afternoon (11), the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong> held the lecture \u201cOlive Oil in the Arab World: The Great Discovery for the Brazilian Market,\u201d during the 9th<\/sup> ExpoAzeite, an olive oil industry show held at S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019s Anhembi Convention Center.<\/p>\n

Arab Chamber international business executive Fernanda Baltazar (pictured above, on the right<\/em>) discussed the scenario for Arab olive oil in Brazil and worldwide. She also went over the history of olive oil making, which first started in the Arab world, as well as the leading Arab producing and exporting countries. She urged the audience to find out more about the quality and tradition of Arab olive oil.<\/p>\n

\u201cOlive oil making began in what is now Turkey, over 2,000 years ago, and quickly spread to neighboring countries, such as Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria,\u201d Baltazar said.<\/p>\n

The first secretary of the Embassy of Tunisia in Brazil, Amine Sayeb (pictured above, on the left<\/em>) discussed olive oil from Tunisia, the Arab country that sells the most product to Brazil. \u201cOlive farming is part of Tunisia\u2019s culture, and we are investing heavily modernizing operations and oil extraction processes, as well as irrigation systems, looking to improve quality and consistency.\u201d<\/p>\n

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