Nadur's campaign on cultivation of olive trees

Nadur council has recently taken the initiative to encourage farmers to cultivate olive trees to make the production of olive oil viable in the near future and to enhance the Mediterranean character of the island.

The council has organised a number of meetings with experts in the field and has published relevant information.

The council has also introduced two schemes. The first consists in giving an olive tree to every family who applied through a specific application form. The second scheme consists of a price subsidy on olive trees to farmers, through which the council will be paying the price difference. A total of 807 trees were distributed to 82 farmers through this scheme.

The council is also offering technical help, including information on choosing the right species of olive trees according to the type of land and climate, and on cultivation.

Nadur mayor Chris Said told The Sunday Times that although the production of olives is very low, the council is still appealing to farmers to gather olives for the production of oil, which it will then distribute free of charge to the farmers. Dr Said also said that the council will be helping farmers interested in investing in machinery which produces olive oil.