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CIHEAM: An Olive Tree Garden of Peace is Inagurated on Crete

CIHEAM: An Olive Tree Garden of Peace is Inagurated on Crete | CIHEAM Press Review | Scoop.it

Representatives of the Greek gov­ern­ment, the International Olive Council and the United Nations cel­e­brated the inau­gu­ra­tion of a unique olive grove on Crete ded­i­cated to peace among nations.
The Garden of Peace olive grove is the home of olive trees rep­re­sent­ing 21 vari­eties from many olive-pro­duc­ing coun­tries.


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CIHEAM: Symbolic Garden of Peace Inaugurated with 21 Olive Trees

CIHEAM: Symbolic Garden of Peace Inaugurated with 21 Olive Trees | CIHEAM Press Review | Scoop.it

A Garden of Peace with 21 varieties of olive trees was inaugurated on July 19 at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (MAICh) in Crete, Greece. The trees come from the 21 olive-growing countries that represent 95% of the world’s olive production. Viewed as a symbol of peace for millennia, olive trees are the sole focus of this new garden.

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CIHEAM: The Garden of Peace | Inauguration of the International Garden of Peace in Chania

CIHEAM: The Garden of Peace | Inauguration of the International Garden of Peace in Chania | CIHEAM Press Review | Scoop.it

On July 19th, at the MAICH headquarters (https://www.iamc.ciheam.org/) in Chania on the beautiful island of Crete, the first international ” Garden of Peace” was inaugurated. As in the other gardens the association has implemented, this one consists of 21 varieties of olive trees from an equal number of olive-producing countries: Egypt, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, France, Greece, the United States, Iran, Spain, Israel, Italy, Croatia, Cyprus, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Slovenia, Syria, Turkey and Tunisia.

 

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