Kfeir is nine kilometres from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Minutes away from the Hezbollah stronghold and yet its residents say they are not afraid of the shelling. They are trying to grow trees amid the ashes and the rubble.

12% of Olive Grooves in Lebanon's War Zones

The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has severely disrupted Lebanon's olive harvest this year. In southern Lebanon, where the majority of the country's olive groves are located, the world bank reports that the war has led to $58 million in expected losses. Watch in for more details.

Lebanese Farmers Keep Harvesting Olives Amid Growing Conflict

Greek olive farmers are facing new threat from thieves. As thieves are using rods, silent electric chainsaws to steal. Farmers are bracing themselves against thieves.

Greek olive farmers brace themselves against thieves

The olive harvest is underway in West Asian nations. A bumper harvest is expected this year. Ghadi Francis tells you more on #TheWestAsiaPost

The West Asia Post | Olive Harvest underway in West Asia

A joint study by Tel Aviv University and Jerusalem’s Hebrew University has found the earliest domestication of fruit trees, suggesting that olive and fig horticulture was practised as early as 7000 years ago in the Central Jordan Valley, Israel.

World’s earliest domestication of fruit trees took place 7,000 years ago in Jordan: Study

Olive farmers in Tunisia have been hit hard by climate change. Frequent droughts and insufficient rainfall have left their lands completely dry, their olive trees that one stood tall have now dried up.

Olive farms run dry in Tunisia, climate change threatens water supplies

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