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Diplomats are finalizing a three year deal now, and it is hoped that India could start exporting olive oil by 2011. While it is a good thing for India, Israel isn't just in this for the warm fuzzies. Israeli companies will benefit from the deal, both in farming and in designing an irrigation system that will allow the farming to happen in the first place, as northern India is a desert. Overall a win win for both countries, at least it seems that way. What do you think about India olive oil?
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5-27-2008 @7:07PM Cheryl said... I'll wait to see how it tastes.
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5-27-2008 @7:50PM lizandrsn said... This makes me suspicious of political motives, not olive oil. I wonder how it will differ from Italian or Spanish varieties?
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5-28-2008 @12:45AM Phanyxx said... You never know, the olive oil might be very good in its own way. Very tasty wine is grown all over the world, but originally I'm sure people were pretty skeptical about it.
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5-27-2008 @10:43PM Valinda Chantrell said... In this global environment, it is a positive commercial step to grow olives in India. However Companies in the United States should stop out- sourcing American jobs overseas! Charity begins at home!!!!! Whatever happened tothe Pride of MADE IN AMERICA?
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5-28-2008 @9:13AM Carolyn said... Israel is a leader in agricultural innovation. I guess I'm not surprised by this--Israel is helping to start a new economy in a underdeveloped country. That is a good thing!
Olives are also grown right here in the USA--check out Lindsey, California where delicious Lindsey olives are grown right in the San Joaquin Valley. You don't have to be Italian to grow a delectable olive!
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5-30-2008 @9:46PM Prabhat said... Interesting development... Couple of comments though.
1. NOT the whole Northern India but a small part of it is a desert. In fact northern Indian terrain varies from mountains (Himalayas) to great plain (Gangetic plains) to desert (the Thar desert) to rocky areas. And just to add, Gangetic plains are among most fertile grounds in the whole world and produce up to three crops each year.
2. Cash crops like Olives, flowers, tobacco which cannot be used as food are good for eradicating poverty but they also have a bad impact on food prices. This is because more and more land is being diverted from food grains to cash crops. As of now it may be a mild impact, but in future it may become a big issue.
Prabhat
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