1. 1 Protection of Geographical Indications in Lebanon Hasbaya Olive Oil GI candidate Ghayth Maalouf, chairman of one of the agriculture cooperative in the area

2. 2  Situation of Olive Oil production in Hasbaya  Why a GI protection?  Sprecificity of olive oil in Hasbaya  Major problems for GI implementation Protection of GI in Lebanon: Hasbaya Olive Oil

3. 3 Olive production in Lebanon

4. 4 Protection of GI in Lebanon: Hasbaya Olive Oil Around 1 million trees altitude 500-950 m over 20 % of production of olive Oil in Lebanon Producers: 12’000 Mills: 28 Cooperatives: 13 1 Hasbaya 2 GI work

5. 5 Landscape in Hasbaya

6. 6 2. Why GI protection for Hasbaya olive oil?

7. 7 Specificity of Hasbaya olive oil Elevation Varieties Landscape Rainfall Harvesting time Wild forest

8. 8 Major problems for GI implementation Differences in agricultural practices Different mills Controlling the quality

9. 9 Thank you for your attention For more information please contact: www.hasbayaoliveoil.com