Greece: A common front to save olive cultivation in Crete

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Published Mar 27, 2024

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Yiannis Malandrakis has taken over as the head of SEDIK from Giorgis Marinakis, amid concerns from the Association of Olive-Growing Municipalities of Crete about the challenges facing olive cultivation on the island due to the climate crisis and drought. The transition was marked at the annual meeting in Rethymno, where the importance of unity, collaboration with scientific bodies, and state support for olive oil cultivation were emphasized. Malandrakis plans to build on the legacy of Marinakis by engaging in strategic planning and programmatic collaborations with local and scientific institutions to ensure the future success and sustainability of olive cultivation in Crete.

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In a critical turning point for the future of olive oil, the mayor of Platanias, Yiannis Malandrakis, took over the reins of SEDIK, succeeding the mayor of Rethymno, Giorgis Marinakis. As reported by goodnet.gr, yesterday's annual regular general meeting, at the Aquila Porto Rethymno hotel, came just a few days after the public SOS issued by the Association of Olive-Growing Municipalities of Crete, warning that the island's olive cultivation is collapsing! Climate crisis, drought, reduced production, uncontrollable course in the stock market, abandonment of the countryside: the challenges are leveraged and multiplied, threatening to turn the comparative advantages of the "gold" of the Cretan land into disadvantages. Yesterday's account of the outgoing administration had a strong emotional charge from the president for 18 consecutive years (so far) Giorgis Marinakis, but also a common admission from all those present, which was the guideline for the following day: that allies in ...

Source: Haniotika