STORY: Egyptian Olive Festival 2024 held in Cairo
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 29, 2024
DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:04
LOCATION: Cairo
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the festival
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HOSSAM MOHAMMAD DIAA, Owner of Mr. Pickle Factory
3. various of the festival
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ENG. ATEF NAGUIB, Director of Olive Factories
5. various of the festival

STORYLINE:

The Egyptian Olive Festival 2024, in its third edition, was held at Al Horreya Garden in Cairo over the weekend.

It aimed to promote the local olive industry and highlight the significance of olive cultivation in the country.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HOSSAM MOHAMMAD DIAA, Owner of Mr. Pickle Factory
"This is the third year we have participated in the Olive Festival. Our factory has been operating for 7 years and people come to us because they know the product."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ENG. ATEF NAGUIB, Director of Olive Factories
"We are one of the founders of the Egyptian Olive Festival. We are participating for the third time this year. We help Egyptian consumers raise their awareness and taste. We introduce them to the olives."

According to the organizer of the festival, it's estimated that Egypt currently has around 252,000 acres of olive trees.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo.
(XHTV)