Italy also experienced a decrease in production, excluding Puglia: We need to invest in water

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Published Mar 20, 2024

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Nicola Di Noia, Dg Unaprol, has underscored the effects of climate change on global olive oil production, especially in Spain and Italy. He stressed the importance of improved water resource management, including the creation of irrigation basins, to boost production and aid marginal areas. Di Noia also emphasized the significance of environmental and economic sustainability, and the necessity to educate consumers about the real cost of high-quality extra virgin olive oil. He encouraged consumers to opt for good quality oils due to their health benefits.

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"The international context has not helped, in the sense that climate change has had a severe impact on production capacity at a global level, in particular Spain, which is still the top producing country overall. Italy, I must tell the truth, yes it is well defended especially in southern Italy. Puglia has had a significant increase in production, unlike, alas, the rest of Italy which has also had a decrease in production, linked to water, so much so that one of the tools that we will have at our disposal and that we must develop is greater availability of water resources. As Coldiretti we have repeatedly called for a plan of irrigation basins that can collect water when it is available and also make olive trees available to crops when it is missing, this could increase the production of our country and also give new life to those marginal areas where there is often no large production and therefore the cost of managing those olive groves is higher than in other areas. ...

Source: Agricolae