Did you know that Agriculture provides most of the world’s food and fabrics?

Most of us are familiar with the term «Agriculture», however, do we actually know how meaningful its significance is? Are we actually aware of how important this term can be to our daily living?

According to World Bank data, agriculture is one of the main economic sectors in the world, with an added value of more than three trillion dollars. But its importance goes much further. Sustainable agriculture, in addition to generating wealth, can help overcome many of the challenges that humanity faces, such as the fight against hunger, climate change or biodiversity conservation – says The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ES), an important source of data on agriculture and the environment.

The dictionary meaning of Agriculture

It is the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.

Many primary production entities are part of the OLEAF4VALUE consortium, which is why, altogether we aim to celebrate this day honoring the practice that rewards us with so much to be thankful for. The basic needs for human survival; food, shelter, and clothing, are all dependent on agriculture for their production. Raw materials such as crops for food, silk for cloth, and wood for shelter, all come from agriculture.

OLEAF4VALUE & the agriculture

OLEAF4VALUE is a three-year project that will develop a complete valorization system for the olive leaf. 4,5 million ton of olive leaves are produced annually in the world by the olive oil industry, a key industry in southern Europe and along the Mediterranean coast (Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Slovenia, among others). This recalcitrant biomass represents a problem for both the farmers and the whole olive oil industry, who need to remove it from the fields and the olive oil mills.