Olive Cultivation and Climate Change: Problems and Solutions for a Resilient Olive Sector

Meeting Abstract (Oral Presentation)

JOURNAL 3669

Records of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

VOLUME & ISSUE

Year: 2025 Issue: Special Issue: Abstracts 10th Olive Oil and Table Olive Congress May 31-June 1, 2025, Kalamata, Greece

PAGES

p.5 - 5

DOI ADDRESS

http://doi.org/10.25135/rfac.2025.10th.3669

STATISTICS

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AUTHORS

Vasileios Gkisakis

GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

According to the worst-case climate change scenario, the Mediterranean basin will face significant climate stresses, which will affect the olive sector. High temperatures, reduced rainfall and extreme droughts, accelerated soil erosion and flooding are already negatively affecting olive growing, which is starting to show reduced climate compatibility as it continues to follow conventional approaches. On the other hand, agroecological practices such as minimizing soil disturbance, cover crops/green manure, the use of aluminosilicate minerals and biochar have demonstrated positive results in increasing resilience to climate stresses, while the traditional olive grove can emerge as a major factor in sequestering greenhouse gases.

KEYWORDS

Climate change
olive farming
agroecology
greenhouse gases