TOFFAHI

Core presence and main reference area

In Africa, Toffahi is documented primarily in Egypt, where it appears in technical literature as a cultivated and studied olive cultivar. Its presence fits within North African Mediterranean olive landscapes, spanning from irrigated zones to drier settings depending on local systems.

Northern circulation and collections

Beyond Egypt, the name Toffahi also appears in North African contexts (for example, Tunisia) in accessions/collections and characterization studies, suggesting circulation that may include exchanges, local selections, or conservation in varietal repositories.

TGoP reading: continuity over expansion

Within TGoP’s framework, Toffahi in Africa can be presented as a trajectory anchored to Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean territories of the continent: a presence that prioritizes continuity and territorial coherence rather than indiscriminate global spread.

Documented presence in the Levant

In Asia, Toffahi is documented in Syria, within the Mediterranean Levant corridor—an area where olive cultivation has deep roots and where plant material has historically circulated across neighboring Mediterranean territories.

A regional move, not a “global” one

In this setting, Toffahi’s presence is best framed as a proximity-driven movement: a transfer within climatically compatible Mediterranean territories, consistent with adaptation and selection pathways rather than broad, worldwide expansion dynamics.

TGoP reading: dialogue between kindred landscapes

For the Gardens of Peace, this Asian presence enables a narrative of dialogue between Mediterranean landscapes: the variety becomes a bridge between contiguous territories, where cultivation follows agro-ecological affinities and cultural networks rather than political borders.

Documented presence in South America

In the Americas, Toffahi is documented in Argentina, where it appears in collections and technical references related to cultivation and varietal evaluation. In this continent it is therefore read as an introduced, traceable presence rather than an autochthonous one.

Selective insertion and evaluation contexts

While documented, its American footprint can be described as selective: it enters extra-Mediterranean olive landscapes through trials, conservation in repositories, and targeted uses, rather than as a dominant cultivar across extensive areas.

TGoP reading: a “traceable” migration

For TGoP, Toffahi in the Americas tells a migration with memory: transfer does not erase origin, but makes it legible in new landscapes, where the olive enters via testing, adaptation, and the gradual construction of new supply chains.