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Hasbaya Olive Oil GI candidate Ghayth Maalouf, chairman of one of the agriculture cooperative in the area. Protection of Geographical Indications in Lebanon. Protection of GI in Lebanon: Hasbaya Olive Oil. Situation of Olive Oil production in Hasbaya Why a GI protection?
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Hasbaya Olive Oil GI candidate Ghayth Maalouf, chairman of one of the agriculture cooperative in the area Protection of Geographical Indications in Lebanon
Protection of GI in Lebanon: Hasbaya Olive Oil • Situation of Olive Oil production in Hasbaya • Why a GI protection? • Sprecificity of olive oil in Hasbaya • Major problems for GI implementation
Protection of GI in Lebanon: Hasbaya Olive Oil 1 Hasbaya 2 GI work • Around 1 million trees • altitude 500-950 m • over 20 % of production of olive Oil in Lebanon • Producers: 12’000 • Mills: 28 • Cooperatives: 13
Specificity of Hasbaya olive oil Elevation Varieties Landscape Rainfall Harvesting time Wild forest
Major problems for GI implementation Differences in agricultural practices Different mills Controlling the quality
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