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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Learn all about Sicily vegetable seeds and Sicilian fruit varieties. Get a comprehensive mediterranean vegetables list and check out Melodie Metje's research about heirloom seeds and plant varieties.

She sells through a cooperative which brands the fruit as "Etna Mango". The changing climate in Sicily is "an opportunity for farming new crops", she says. "Given that these are fruits native to a ...