New Threats to Italian Olive Oil Producers

Italian Olive Oil: In Puglia, Italy, a disease is ravaging the precious olive crops which define landscapes and livelihoods in the region. The country has had to import olive oil for the first time, but there is hope. Subscribe to Journeyman here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... "So far, some 25 million trees are either dead or doomed", says a scientist who studies the 'spittlebug' responsible for carrying the deadly Xylella Fastidiosa bacterium across olive groves. The impact of climate change and evidence of the disease outside of Italy are growing, but could grafting Xylella-resistant bark revive infected trees? "If this tree is to have a future, there it is", says actress Helen Mirren in her Puglia olive grove. For more information, visit https://www.journeyman.tv/film/7764 Like us on Facebook:   / journeymanpictures   Follow us on Twitter:   / journeymannews     / journeymanvod   Follow us on Instagram:   / journeymanpictures   Visit our subreddit:   / journeymanpictures   PBS Newshour Weekend – Ref. 7764