Overview
CEFORT is producing true to type nursery plants to facilitate interested olive growers for olive plantation
Objectives
- Construction of CEFORT
- Diagnostic Field Survey
- Adaptability Trials and Research Experiments /Trials
- Establishment of olive multiplication blocks in private sector
- Collection and Import of Olive Germplasm
- Organize Training of Trainers
- National Olive Festival
- Conference/workshops/seminars
- Olive advisory services to olive stakeholders
Outcomes
- Demand-driven research in olive cultivation, management, post-harvest, processing and value addition/product development addresses key issues faced by olive farmers and other stakeholders, so as to provide valid basis for increasing farmers’ profitability and sustainable sector development
- Potential olive varieties identified for future up-scaling of olive groves in southern Punjab
- Trained olive Service Providers developed for private sector growth
- Capacity of private sector strengthened to produce true to type olive nursery plants and value-added products
- Socio-economic Research guides farmers and other stakeholders for value chain connectivity and enhanced profitability