About the Manager
Organic Olive Management Limited (OOM) is responsible for managing three large commercial organic olive enterprises comprising over 1500 hectares of arable farmed land. The services provided at these locations are high-level technical and operational management, personnel and mechanical procedures.
In the past 15 years, OOM has developed techniques in organic olive management that is unique in this organic horticultural field.
OOM employs a professional horticultural team that is responsible for the day-to-day management, OOM also has existing ties in Research and Development through major universities in Australia.
The Research and Development component of OOM is essential in maintaining the leading edge in its organic field. As well, OOM has long-term relationships with leading organisations in the field of organic agriculture that provides both inputs and mechanised innovations to its farms under management.
Organic Olive Management’s mission statement is simply:
“to constantly improve efficiencies and yield results within Organic Olive Horticulture”
Certified through NASAA and re-certified through IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements), and AQIS (Australian Quarantine and Inspection Services) OOM participated in the IFOAM world congress in Adelaide, in September 2005 as a key sponser.
Recent developments in organic farm management techniques and inputs, has meant large horticultural enterprises (such as Great Southern Preston Valley and Avon Valley Organic Olive Farms) are now feasible, through both an input and technological basis.
OOM believes organic farming will be a large percentage of the food market in the future and with more improvements and greater economies of scale, can provide a better service going forward.
It is a fundamental premise within the Board and all OOM employees that innovation must be a part of everyday life.
OOM also understands that to be at the forefront, it must constantly strive towards its mission statement: "to constantly improve effiencies and yield results within Organic Olive Horticulture"
OOM is a fully owned subsidiary of Kailis Organic Olive Groves (Kailis Organic) Limited.
