With the current interruptions in the availability of agricultural water in Crete – generally attributed to insufficient snowfall on the mountains during the winter – the Cretan Regional Authority has issued an information bulletin on how to ensure the optimum results in olive cultivation. The lack of water for irrigation does not by any means imply a reduction in output, they say, so long as the appropriate amount of water is given when the trees most need it. “In this way we can achieve the optimum production while at the same time economising the use of water .” The full text of the announcement is as follows.