Agaete committed to the cultivation of the olive tree.

In some farms with plantations that are around 100 olive trees, have already collected 400 kilos of olives per harvest.

According to information from the Agaete town hall, with ideal climatic conditions for the cultivation of olive trees, The municipality is also joining the sector, There are already some farms located mainly in the Llanos de Agaete, specifically Troy and Pileta, with a significant number of olive trees.

They also indicate that in some farms with plantations that are around 100 olive trees, have already collected the 400 kilos of olives per harvest and obtained about 70 liters of olive oil; fact that makes it possible to start marketing the product.

The Agaete town council intends to encourage this crop in close collaboration with farmers in the area., having begun the efforts to achieve greater production in the near future.

For some years now, The cultivation of the olive tree has gained momentum from particular initiatives promoted by farmers and, in some cases, supported by the administration in order to promote this subsector.

Currently there are oil mills on the oil-producing islands in which, from fruits collected manually and selected in an artisanal way, mostly, Extra virgin olive oil is produced using mechanical procedures.

Olive cultivation in the Canary Islands is in full development. Its great adaptability to certain environmental conditions, as well as its high agronomic value, ethnographic and landscape make it a crop for the future.

In Gran Canaria, The number of farmers who are betting on this ancient crop has been progressively increasing., beginning the path of commercialization of the first virgin olive oils.