Part of the Hellenic Agricultural Organisation – ELGO Dimitra – the Chania-based Institute of the Olive Tree, Subtropical Crops and Viticulture has been trialling the cultivation of tropical fruits such as the mango on its premises for the past 4 decades. Now, as an article in Haniotika Nea explains, the increases in temperature brought by climate change are producing a more favourable climate for their production and growers in Crete are becoming increasingly interested in the mango. The fruit is popular among local consumers but has hitherto been only available as an expensive import from far-off countries such as Brazil.
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A central water management plan for Crete
At the beginning of September of 2023, almost before the wildfires which struck many parts of Greece – including Thessaly – had been extinguished, Storm Daniel inflicted major flooding on the plains of Karditsa and Trikala, causing widespread damage to infrastructure, livestock and crops. Up to 800 mm of rain – more than a year’s worth – fell in 24 hours, inundating the flat terrain and rendering whole villages uninhabitable.
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