Omani-Tunisian Olive Oil Exhibition start tomorrow

Muscat: The promotional exhibition for Omani-Tunisian olive oil will start tomorrow, Thursday, which is organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources in cooperation with the Embassy of the Tunisian Republic in the Sultanate of Oman, during the period from 26-28 September, at the Muscat Grand Mall in the Wilayat of Bousher.

The exhibition includes Omani olive oil products from the mills of the villages of Al Jabal Al Akhdar in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate, Tunisian olive oil of various types, value-added products and food manufacturing products based on olive oil.

The exhibition is attended by olive farmers, traders, olive press owners, individuals, companies and agricultural institutions working in the production, packaging and export of olive oil from the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Tunisia.

The exhibition aims to strengthen relations between the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Tunisia in the agricultural sector, develop trade in agricultural products between the two countries, introduce olive oil products and value-added products of the two countries, and open up prospects and opportunities for commercial partnership between institutions, companies, individuals and entrepreneurs in the two countries.

Tunisia is one of the leading countries with a successful experience in the field of olive cultivation and olive oil production at the level of Arab countries, Mediterranean countries and the world.

Tunisia came in the forefront of Arab countries producing and exporting olive oil and third at the global level in terms of production and export according to statistics from last year 2023 issued by the International Olive Council, which is an international organization that includes 44 countries in the world that cultivate, produce and export olives and olive oil.