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> For example, almost all of the vineyards in Europe were wiped out in the 19th century [1]. ... Today, as we all know, France is still the most important wine
by quietbritishjim 7y ago
> For example, almost all of the vineyards in Europe were wiped out in the 19th century [1]. ... Today, as we all know, France is still the most important wine producing country.
Without any more information than this comment, even if you assume olive producing is like wine making, that analogy just means that in over 150 years from now things will be back to normal. That's not much consolation to people owning failing olive farms now.
- mikorym 7y agoI think the point is not that European production could not be seriously hampered, but that these threats happen more often than we tend to realise. As a side comment: Xylella fastidiosa is worse than Tuta absoluta in terms of the time frame, but olive oil trees (as another comment has mentioned) are much quicker to re-establish with modern farming techniques. Avocado trees were once considered to be productive if they are really big, but the current knowledge is the smaller they are the better—with heights of as small as 2m and spacing of 2.5m x 6m. Edit: "Much quicker" can still be a long time. With date palms, you are looking at a 15 year investment before you get high enough yields for positive cashflow.