Olive Trees And Climate Change
Now a changing climate is turning olive oil into an increasingly risky business at least in the mediterranean the land of its birth.
Olive trees and climate change. In the al haouz province resilient farmers took steps to adapt and they have a burgeoning olive industry to show for it. Moroccan farmers combat climate change with olive trees and innovation. Climate change is altering morocco s landscape and creating serious challenges for the agricultural sector. For this basin recent past trends already point to a noticeable increase in the growing season temperatures as well as changes in the rainfall regimes.
We analyzed irrigation as an adaptation measure to ensure the future sustainability of olive tree yields in alentejo the main olive producing area in portugal. Climate change projections for southern europe reveal warming and drying trends for the upcoming decades bringing important challenges to portuguese olive orchards in particular. Olive trees across the mediterranean have been hit by freak events that mirror climate change predictions erratic rainfalls early spring frosts strong winds and summer droughts.