Integrated management of olive trees cultivation in the Georgios Karaiskakis Municipality

Integrated management of olive trees cultivation in the Georgios Karaiskakis Municipality

In the present paper the current situation of the olive sector in the world, in Greece and in the Municipality of Georgios Karaiskakis are firstly analyzed. Some important issues are presented, regarding the management of the crop of the olive trees and then, proposals are made for the integrated management of the olives in the municipal department of Heraklia in the Georgios Karaiskakis Municipality. Through the proposals, it is aimed to increase the farmers' income, the employment and the cohesion in this isolated and mountainous Municipality. Taking advantage of the key benefits, such us the history of the region and the new trends and technologies for the management of the olive, conclusions are made and solutions are proposed in order to improve the current situation.