Olive Oil Industry in Palestine: Reality and Future Trends

Abstract

The Palestinian olive oil industry is one of the promising industries in

the national economy as it enjoys a high comparative and competitive advantages

that make it qualified enough to compete in export markets , especially

the Arab markets. In addition, this industry encourages forward and

backward linkages between both the agricultural and industrial sectors and

within the Industrial sector itself . In view of the importance of olive oil as

a strategic commodity necessary to achieve food security to the Palestinian

and Arab Societies, the study tries to overview and analyse the reality and

future of this Industry so as to make a clear-cut plan to develop this Industry

in order to satisfy the Palestinian needs from this commodity according

to the required quantity and quality. To perform this study, the descriptive,

analytical and comparative methodology was used. To reach to findings of

significance, the researcher mainly relied on related surveys made by the

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics during the period 1995 -99 i.e ,

the peace era.