tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163876234969175446.post6980817687336504384..comments2024-03-22T10:56:23.359+02:00Comments on Land and People: This is what we struggle forRami Zuraykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14644937988631864952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163876234969175446.post-87809741894074269712008-07-04T13:48:00.000+03:002008-07-04T13:48:00.000+03:00Ok let me take this one by one:yes, imported oil i...Ok let me take this one by one:<BR/><BR/>yes, imported oil is cheaper, this is the whole point! but not all oils are equal. olive oil is not equal to corn oil. <BR/><BR/>Who's asking NGOs to do anything about cheap subsidized cooking oil? but they can do advocacy of better eating, less fry-ups, improving olive oil productivity, improving marketing of olive oil, having campaigns about traditional Lebanese food, campaigning for olive subsidies, instead of the export subsidies. There is plenty they can do. <BR/><BR/>Greeks are richer and their oil is subsidized: this is the whole point. But so what? 7% of Lebanon is under olive, productivity is low, and people do not eat enough of it and the only thing they have in mind is exporting it. Improve olive and you improve the livelihoods of tens of thousands of small farmers. And the health of 100 thousands. <BR/><BR/>Olive oil, good olive oil is great in all dishes. I would draw the line at deep frying, which is itself very unhealthy. <BR/><BR/>Consumption and sociology. Yes, but if we want to emulate the north, then we should eat more, not less, olive oil. Maybe this is how it should be advertised. <BR/><BR/>And why should the Lebanese not have a huge marketing campaign in Lebanon about their olive oil? This is part of the subsidies.Rami Zuraykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644937988631864952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163876234969175446.post-58517537734720266642008-07-04T09:45:00.000+03:002008-07-04T09:45:00.000+03:00Re consumption of domestic olive vs. imported oils...Re consumption of domestic olive vs. imported oils: Are the latter not cheaper? What can NGOs do about cheap subsidised imports? And aren't the Greek not richer than the Lebanese? And are their olive orchards not EU subsidised? <BR/><BR/>Do many Lebanese not also use two oils? One for cooking and one for salads or to mix with zaatar etc.? And are vegetable oils not better for some dishes because they have less of an own taste? <BR/><BR/>As for consumption in general, what about the sociology of food consumption? Mimicking what is considered more sophisticated? (i.e. brands like cadbury or nestle) And did Mazola not have a huge marketing campaign about it's oil a few years back?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com