women’sagriculturalcooperative

tamounte

imin’tlit

the cooperative's board, imin'tlit

the fruit of argan tree looks like an

olive

the 'olives' are dried up in the sun

the skin is dry, the walnuts are ready for working

Fatima working at the

machine skinning the

walnuts

walnuts are ready to be broken

the argan walnuts

Mina breaks the walnuts with a

stone and a sort of white

'almond' comes out

Fatima separates the walnuts from 'almonds'

the women take eight hours average for 1l argan oil preparation

‘almond'

could not skip: afternoon break with mint tea,

amlou, argan oil and home-made bread

oven for toasting

the traditional grinder

traditional process for food argan oil extraction

modern equipment: food oil

modern equipment: cosmetic oil

old and new: a mobile

phone in the basket of broken walnuts

the showroom

amlou: cream of almonds (skinned and toasted), argan oil and honey

historical picture of tamounte women: first from right is the director

argan trees hills in the area of Essaouira

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