Status overview of the olive growing in Croatia

Maslinarstvo na našoj obali ima dugu tradiciju. U vrijednosti domaće voćarske proizvodnje, maslinovo ulje nalazi se na drugom mjestu, iza jabuke. Veoma heterogeno uzgojno područje u kojem vladaju različiti pedološki, klimatski, socijalni, tradicijski i ekonomski uvjeti u značajnom su uvjetovali razvoj i status maslinarstva. Današnje stanje maslinarstva unatoč pozitivnim trendovima u proizvodnji i preradi još uvijek nije zadovoljavajuće. Cilj ovog rada bio je sagledati stanje maslinarstva (proizvodne resurs, proizvodnju i preradu) na cijelom uzgojnom području masline.Olive growing has a long tradition in our coast. Of the total national fruit production, the value of olive oil is ranked second, right behind apple production. Very heterogeneous growing areas characterized by different pedological, climatic, social, traditional and economic conditions, significantly influenced the development and status of olive growing. Despite positive trends in production and processing, the current status of olive growing is still unsatisfactory. The aim of this paper was to evaluate the current situation of olive growing (production resource, olive production and olive oil technology) in the whole olive growing area