Scientific and varietal section
Loaime
Country
Spain
Use
Dual purpose
Continental distribution
Europe · Oceania
A Spanish variety linked to the olive-growing landscapes of Granada
Loaime is an olive variety linked to Spain, with a historical presence particularly associated with Andalusia and the territories of the province of Granada. It is a cultivar of local interest, rooted in agricultural landscapes where the olive tree contributes to rural and Mediterranean identity.
The variety is described as dual purpose, suitable both for oil production and for table consumption. This flexibility connects it to territorial agricultural systems in which processing, preservation and consumption are part of the same olive-growing culture.
Within the Gardens of Peace, Loaime represents Spain and tells of the relationship between local biodiversity, Andalusian agricultural memory and the continuity of Mediterranean olive traditions.
Identity and synonyms
Loaime is a Spanish cultivar traditionally linked to the area of Granada, in Andalusia. Its varietal profile places it among the local varieties capable of preserving a direct relationship with their territory of origin and with historic agricultural practices.
The variety is also known in relation to the denomination Alohaima, a form that bears witness to local and historical references within Spain’s olive-growing heritage.
Geographical distribution
In Europe, Loaime is documented as a cultivar closely connected to southern Spain, particularly to the inland territories of Andalusia and to the province of Granada.
The variety is also present in Oceania as an introduction linked to experimental cultivation, varietal collections or modern olive-growing contexts in which Mediterranean cultivars are observed and adapted to new environments.
Agronomic and commercial considerations
Loaime is a dual-purpose variety, suitable for oil production and for use as a table olive. This characteristic makes it suitable for local production systems in which the destination of the fruit can respond to different needs.
In its territories of origin, the cultivar is connected to agricultural chains that value both oil and table preparations, maintaining a direct relationship with processing practices and with the food traditions of rural communities.
From a commercial point of view, Loaime has above all territorial and identity value. Its importance lies in its capacity to represent a local varietal heritage, useful for diversifying olive production and for preserving genetic resources linked to specific agrarian landscapes.
Territorial presence and cultural value of the variety
Loaime is linked to the olive-growing landscapes of inland Andalusia, where valleys, hills and agricultural areas create a continuous relationship between olive cultivation, rural communities and Mediterranean identity.
Within the framework of the Gardens of Peace, this variety represents Spain through a local agricultural heritage: an olive tree that tells of the richness of territorial cultivars, the memory of the province of Granada and the value of biodiversity as a common language among peoples and landscapes.
Cultural and symbolic section
Loaime in The Garden of Peace project
Loaime represents Spain in the varietal collection of the Gardens of Peace. It brings into the project the memory of Andalusian olive growing, the richness of local cultivars and the value of a variety capable of uniting production, food culture, landscape and Mediterranean identity.
The olive tree as a root of Andalusian landscapes
In The Garden of Peace project, Loaime evokes Spain and the role of the olive tree in the agricultural landscapes of Andalusia, where olive cultivation is an essential part of rural and Mediterranean history.
Its presence recalls hills, valleys, inland areas and farming communities in which the olive tree is not only a productive crop, but a sign of continuity, labour, belonging and shared memory.
Biodiversity and dialogue among local cultivars
Loaime recalls the value of local varieties, often less known than more widespread cultivars, but essential for understanding the real richness of the Mediterranean olive heritage.
In the Gardens of Peace, this variety dialogues with the other olive trees as an expression of biodiversity and cultural plurality: each cultivar preserves a territory, a story and a community, while together they build a shared message of encounter and respect.
Education, peace and responsibility
Discovering Loaime means approaching a Spanish variety that tells of the relationship between biodiversity, food culture, agricultural traditions and landscape.
In the Gardens of Peace, its presence invites visitors to recognise the value of varieties as a shared heritage and to transform knowledge of the olive tree into responsibility, dialogue and a culture of peace.
The varietal collection of The Garden of Peace brings together the 28 olive varieties represented in the Gardens of Peace around the world. Each Garden may host a specific selection from this collection.