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<pre>Maz,

Unfortunately I never did get down to Baluchistan although we had an
Australian presence in Quetta at the Staff College.

As a starter may I suggest you have a look at Olives Australia web site.
The Olive Fact sheets are a good guide and should help you with :

. property suitabilitysite
. variety selection
. land preparation
. orchard layout
. pruning and staking young trees
. water requirements
. fertilising
. olive processors
. machinery manufacturers

www.oliveaustralia.aust.com

Another good reference is "Olive Production Manual" from the University of
California ISBN 1-879906-15-5. It may be available from Amazon.com??/

There are many web sites about olives, surprisingly more than about wine
grapes, and a couple to mention:

The Olive Press www.australianolives.com.au - the Australian Olives
Association web site
Craig Hill in Adelaide www.adelaide.net.au/~craigh
Michael Burr who is doing research on wild olives in South Australia
www.senet.com.au

Our Adelaide friends may have a lot of climate and soil information which
may be applicable to where you are in Pakistan. The climate is not
dissimilar to South Australia with mild winters and hot, dry summers.


Good luck

Phil
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