Six weeks before harvest, farmers in northern Greece are facing a severe water crisis as the region grapples with a prolonged drought. The lack of rainfall for up to three years has left the ground parched, forcing farmers like Dimitris Papadakis to resort to extreme measures to save their crops.
Papadakis, along with his son, now transports water from distant areas to irrigate their olive grove, as their boreholes have almost dried up. The situation is dire, with groundwater levels dwindling and becoming brackish, leading to an expected 50% reduction in yield for Papadakis' 270 olive trees.
