This page contains links to various organizations and resources relevant to the Lebanese olive oil industry. If there is a link you would like to have added, please let us know.

Lebanese Links

International Links

 

Government Organizations

• Agriculture Research Institute - http://www.lari.gov.lb/
• Industrial Research Institute (IRI) - http://www.iri.org.lb/
• Lebanese Standards Institution-LIBNOR - http://www.libnor.com/
• Ministry of Agriculture - http://www.agriculture.gov.lb/
• Ministry of Economy and Trade - http://www.economy.gov.lb/
• Ministry of Environment - http://www.moe.gov.lb/
• Ministry of Industry - http://www.industry.gov.lb/

Non Governmetal Organizations

• Association for Rural Development (ADR) - http://www.adr.org.lb/ENG/accueil_an.htm
• Rene Moawad Foundation (RMF) - http://www.rmf.org.lb/
• SRI International/INMA - http://www.inmadevelopment.org/SRI/
• World Vision-Lebanon - http://meero.worldvision.org/index_country.php

Other

• American University of Beirut - http://wwwlb.aub.edu.lb/
• Healthy Basket - http://wwwlb.aub.edu.lb/~webeco/healthybasket/index.html

Associations

• ASOLIVA (Spanish Olive Oil Exporters Association) - http://www.asoliva.es/
• Associazione Italiana Dell'Industria Olearia (ASSITOL) - http://www.federalimentare.it/docassitol.html
• Australian Olive Oil Association (AOOA) - http://www.aooa.com.au
• California Olive Oil Council - http://www.cooc.com
• Casa do Azeite (Portugal) - http://www.casadoazeite.pt
• International Olive Oil Council - http://www.internationaloliveoil.org
• North American Olive Oil Association (NAOOA) - http://naooa.mytradeassociation.org

Other Resources

• The Olive OIl Source - http://www.oliveoilsource.com/ - a comprehensive portal with information for consumers and producers.
• Seed and Plant Genetic Resources Service; AGPS, Olive Germoplasm: Cultivars and World Wide Collections - http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/agricult/agp/agps/seed/oliv.htm - International searchable database of cultivars
• University of California, Davis Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center - http://fruitsandnuts.ucdavis.edu/crops/olive.shtml - Production and management resources for olive oil.