The Academy is working with trusted producers in both Malta, mainland Italy and Sicily to bring our clients the very best monovarietal extra virgin olive oils from the central Mediterranean region. We also in the process of sourcing exceptional extra virgin olive oils from Greece, Algeria and Tunisia.

Fulfilling this requirement takes time and perseverance but our team are passionate about fine and rare olive oils and preserving olive varieties that are in danger of disappearing due to either lack of interest by governments and local agricultural bodies or ongoing economic pressures on growers.

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The Academy is building up a database which will hold details of endangered olive varieties and from this we will endeavour to contact and work with the small producers who are still growing these olive varieties.

Where possible will help them promote their oils to the wider public and in the course of time they can increase the quantity of extra virgin olive oil they can produce.

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In early 2020 we were in touch with Slow Food International and their advisor regarding our work with olive oil producers in the Mediterranean region as we had already started cooperating on a project regarding fine and rare olive oils with Slow Food Mediterranean.

Both these organisations are offering support to our project and we will more closely with them in the coming years.

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