ARIMNET An ERA-NET Action financed by FP7 at enhancing the coordination of agricultural research in the Mediterranean area

Olive oil production is concentrated mainly in Mediterranean countries basin. According to the International Olive Oil Council (IOOC) statistics, during the 2010/2016 period, Spain, Greece, Tunisia and France produced a total amount of 1.742 millions tones which represents about 59.2% of the total worldwide produced quantity (IOOC, 2017). Oil extraction process generates huge amounts of both liquid (olive mill wastewater, OMW) and solid (Olive Solid Waste, OSW). Nowadays, the sustainable management of these wastes by using technically and economically viable technologies has been stressed by all the sector actors.