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<pre>Dear people,
I will go to the international course on organoleptic assessment on
virgin olive oil, organised by the IOOC in Sousse, Tunesia. Is there
somebody from this group who is going?

Charles Meivogel
the Netherlands
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<pre>Charles,

I have just been in that general direction. Did not get to Sousse
but was not far away at Sidi bou Zid where there are large irrigated olive
plantations. Most interesting. They are taking a completely different tack
to those in Australia or NZ. Will be most interesting to compare when the Oz
and NZ ones come into full production (The SBZ ones are altready). Tunisia
has expanded its dryland olives by an enormous amount over the last ten or
fifteen years. If they don't watch out they will have an environmental
crisis on their hands like the Spanish as landcare is not a high priority at
present.

watch out for the food! That deliciousTunisian food is being diluted for
the "benefit" of tourists.
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