American Olive Oil Producers Association

UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE USDA FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE (FAS) IS PARTNERING WITH THE AMERICAN OLIVE OIL PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION (AOOPA) TO FUND THE DATA COLLECTION AND TESTING COSTS NECESSARY FOR U.S. OLIVE OIL PRODUCERS TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMITTEE ON FATS AND OILS (CCFO)S REQUEST FOR DATA TO UPDATE THE CODEX OLIVE OIL STANDARD ON QUALITY PARAMETERS, PYROPHEOPHYTIN (PPP) AND 1 ,2-DIGLYCERIDES (DAGS). AOOPA WILL IMPLEMENT ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE COLLECTION, SAMPLING, TESTING, AND ANALYZING OF U.S. OLIVE OIL DATA. THIS IS PART OF THE USDA/FAS INITIATIVE, ASSISTING SPECIALTY CROP EXPORTS (ASCE). THREE SUBAWARDS ARE ENVISIONED UNDER THE AGREEMENT. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS WILL RECEIVE ONE SUBAWARD FOR LAB ANALYSIS FOR SAMPLES FROM CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, ARIZONA, OREGON AND HAWAII AND A SUBAWARD FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH OVERSIGHT. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA WILL RECEIVE A SUBAWARD FOR COLLECTING SAMPLES FROM SOUTHERN U.S. STATES AND FOR CREATING A PROJECT WEBSITE FOR STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.

DEVELOPING A TRANS-DISCIPLINARY STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE AMERICAN OLIVE OIL INDUSTRY TO IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES