According to the FAO, olive production for 2016 was at 19.3 million metric tons, with the European Union being the largest producer, producing 841,500 metric tons in the year 2015. The olive value chain is mostly characterized by relatively small producers who market their produce through municipal wholesale markets or through oil press facilities.
Slow Changes in Production Technologies
Local and direct producer to consumer sales is common in this sector, where the farmer sells his products to family and friends. Producers are reluctant towards adopting new technologies and they only tend to improve their production technology gradually, while maintaining their traditional post-harvest practices. They are mostly unaware or give little attention to timely collection, hygiene, and other measures that secure the quality for further processing. Production is largely supply-driven within the current trading system that offers little incentives for improvement regarding product quality.
Lack of Skilled Labor is a Huge Challenge in the Supply Chain
A significant challenge for the olive sector is lack of skilled labor. Field care activities require skill, especially in pest spraying and pruning. There is a need for serious measures to be taken to assist and train the farmers where they receive training in practical field, technical, and processing domains. There is a need for compulsory training of the labor force on the application of modern agricultural techniques ranging from planting to proper pruning, all day-to-day operations, and up to harvesting and processing. This is to ensure a high-quality production that meets current national and international specifications.
Reasons to Purchase the Report
- To understand the stakeholders in the olive value chain and their respective roles in the value chain
- The report outlines government policy regulations currently affecting the market
- Supply chain analysis of the olive sector
- 3 month analyst support
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