Avocados, mangos, bananas and passion fruit -- a wealth of exotic produce is growing under the shadow of Sicily's Mount Etna, as the Italian island's farmers adapt to global warming.

Mangoes growing at a farm set up by a plant pathologist with a view of Mount Etna, Europe’s tallest and most active volcano, in the east of Sicily, on Jul 20, 2018. Thomson Reuters Foundation ...

Italians also aren't the only ones in the Mediterranean region testing out new fruits. Phys.org reported on the growing mango trend in Greece, which also had its warmest winter on record in 2024.

The increase in temperatures means you can grow tropical fruits like mango or kiwi, but these crops are very water demanding.” With some exceptions, Sicily’s agricultural areas need irrigation ...

Climate change is transforming Sicily’s rolling hills into a tropical landscape. How it adapts could be a lesson for the rest of us. Natale Torre tends to bananas growing in a greenhouse. Torre ...

Sicily is Italy’s largest wine region, and is home to dozens of indigenous grape varieties, some of which are only grown on the island, (although some producers in the south also make wines from ...

The mango, that beloved linchpin of cuisines and cultures around the world, typifies this trend. This juicy, flavorful fruit, which outsells most of its tropical counterparts, is grown in some 120 ...

GIARRE - Avocados, mangos, bananas and passion fruit -- a wealth of exotic produce is growing under the shadow of Sicily's Mount Etna, as the Italian island's farmers adapt to global warming.