yet, much has changed since jamila idbourrous began her secret meetings with local women in the hammam a decade ago. jamila is a berber herself. but, first and foremost, she's a business woman. >> the idea was to create a co-op. so the women are not producing the oil on their own, but rather making it together. they congregate here. but the best thing is: by pooling their resources, they finally have enough oil to be able to market it. >> berbers have been making argan oil since the 13th century and the method has changed little. argan fruit contains a nut with a hard shell. a polished stone and lots of skill are used to crack it open. the kernels inside are then ground with a stone mill. this can take hours. it takes a woman a day or two to produce one litre of oil. she gets around 25 euros for it, but a liter sells for up to ten times that amount in germany. still, jamila negotiated a good price. 1300 women from 23 different co-ops currently supply her with oil. a worldwide distribution network is being set up. each year some 50-thousand liters are shipped to europe, canada, the us,