Italy: Transformation of agriculture in Sicily, mangoes and papayas replace citrus fruits and olives

게시됨 2024년 7월 26일

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Climate change is transforming Sicily's hills into a tropical landscape, prompting farmers to grow exotic fruits like mangoes, avocados, bananas, and papayas. This shift signifies a new era for Italian agriculture as Sicily adapts to Europe's emerging tropical climate. Over the past 50 years, Messina's average temperature has increased by 2°C, leading to the replacement of traditional crops such as lemons and olives. Extreme climates have reduced olive oil production and threatened vineyards. Scientists are now seeking climate-resilient crops and developing innovative fertilizers to combat desertification, which threatens 70% of Sicily.

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Italy 07/26/2024 The hills of Sicily, famous for their citrus and olive trees, are transforming into a more tropical landscape due to climate change. Changes in climatic conditions have led many Sicilian farmers to adapt by growing exotic fruits such as mangoes, avocados, bananas and papayas. This change heralds a new era for Italian agriculture, with Sicily leading the adaptation to Europe's emerging tropical climate. In Messina, the average temperature has increased by 2°C over the past 50 years. A local farmer says he has replaced his lemon and olive crops with mangoes, avocados and papayas to cope with the new climatic conditions. In recent years, extreme climates have reduced olive oil production and vines are increasingly under threat due to drought and wildfires. To address these challenges, scientists are looking for climate-resilient crop varieties that can thrive in hotter, drier conditions. Additionally, desertification threatens around 70% of Sicily, due to ...

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