Prologue

I. Introductory chapter: looking for contexts and key ideas

I.1. Origin and expansion of olive growing: towards the globalization

of production and consumption, the rise of international trade

I.2. Lights and challenges of Mediterranean olive growing:

a crossroads situation

I.3. The search for scientific answers and the modification

of public policies in the European Union

I.4. Mediterranean olive-growing regions in Soil O-live project:

shared features and contrasts of a diverse reality  

I.5. Objectives and organization of the work, a very brief summary

of the content of its chapters

I.6. Bibliographical references chapter I

II. The diversity and evolution of the Portuguese olive grove

II.1. Introduction

II.1.1. Key olive-producing regions

II.1.2. Economic impact

II.1.3. Environmental and cultural significance

II.1.4. Future prospects

II.2. The territorial context

II.3. Physiographic determinants of agriculture activity

II.4. The Alqueva project as a turning point

II.5. The olive grove: a sectorial and territorial perspective

II.6. Plots integrated in the project

II.7. Bibliographical references chapter II

III. Olive cultivation in Greece: the case of Heraklion,

Lesvos and Messenia

III.1. The territorial context

III.2. Physiographic determinants of agricultural activity

III.3. The olive grove: a sectorial and territorial perspective

III.4. The importance of public policies

III.5. Plots integrated in the project

III.6. Bibliographical references chapter III

IV. The evolving olive-growing sector in Morocco: relevance

and key features in times of climate change. Spotlight

on Moroccan regions of the Soil O-live project

IV.1. Introduction

IV.2. Institutional environment: support policy

IV.3. Profile of the Moroccan olive-growing sector:

overview and key statistical insights

IV.3.1. Olive-growing area and production systems

IV.3.2. Varietal profile

IV.3.3. Olive oil production

IV.3.4. Olive oil commercialization and consumption

IV.4. Challenges and perspectives: vulnerability to the current

climate change scenario

IV.5. Focus on Soil O-live Moroccan regions

IV.6. Concluding remarks

IV.7. Bibliographical references chapter IV

V. The olive production in Italy at the bridge

between past and future

V.1. An historic profile

V.1.1. The origin until the roman age

V.1.2. Middle age and Renaissance

V.1.3. The modern age

V.2. Italy and olive production: history or future?

V.3. How many forms of olive cultivation exist in Italy?

V.4. Olive growers, mills and the olive oil industry:

are they all playing the same game?

V.5. Genetic diversity and chemical composition

V.6. Olive oil cultivars in different Italian regions

V.7. Impact on sensory and nutritional quality

V.8. Conclusion

V.9. Bibliographical references chapter IV

VI. The immensity and diversity of Andalusian olive grove

VI.1. The territorial context

VI.2. Physiographic determinants of agricultural activity

VI.3. The olive grove: a sectorial and territorial perspective

VI.4. The importance of public policies

VI.5. Environmentally compatible production methods and heritage values

VI.6. Plots integrated in the project

VI.7. Bibliographical references chapter VI

INDEX OF FIGURES

INDEX OF TABLES