of the day our peers and rivals, with one daring goal to help smart nature, the more likes watching it on youtube, dw documentary, harvesting olives in a hurry we have to get a move on the goal from us last night. games of feeds. so targeting, produce growing by farmers like antonio mazda. it shouldn't be not feeling frustrating. the sacrifice for me, king or my family, my colleagues about of it, after working all day in the field. i know we're having to guard them as well. and tony of feels power less than this game of cat, mouse one,

where criminals rarely get caught in a battle over precious olive oil. which i think in the 60 years of all the farmers here will have given up the antonio is putting all his faith in miss harvest. the 1st 10 picked yield after 2 disastrous years more and more often these days he's considered giving it up altogether. which is what over here. there's too much for your recruiting

and way too many administrative hurdles. and he said there's no generation which the people don't want to know about this anymore, and i liked him to come in, know, get a whole never done. this antonio's done cfo helps out where he can this use hardest is expected to be better than in the 2 previous years when crops were impacted by extreme drought. but give me one day, i'll tell you what that everything is green here now, but in the last drought, even the trees were dry will get back with you because i'm looking at a 2nd. i thought only opens up. the farmers are grappling with a different problem this year. all it's div, that's why they're harvesting the fruit as fast as they can in the work until the afternoon, unload the harvest and jump in the shower the little. then we have to come back out to the fields in patrol them until 12 o'clock in the morning and i thought i would

not level that i'm in yena on the back of droughts and poor harvest. olives are more valuable than ever. even if the trees are hundreds of years old, the seeds don't care about all the sort of the $12000.00 kilos of all x rays and look at the branches see on the roof. and so that a lot of video can help you that the speeds have numerous others, so they've just hit them with this. it finally are following feel ties. so i feel like the it's a huge financial loss for upcoming years to damage trees. won't produce much fruit

or the and neither the perpetrators nor their criminal network were caught. that equals bonus. there must be farmers who died lives from the thieves, and channel them into legal circulation the, those oil king. or there's no other explanation for to kind of it's how you might have faced with a recent state of stuff like these antonio is seriously thinking about giving up on every thing he's worked so hard to build up the he left madrid 15 years ago for a more peaceful life. returning to his home region of nevada, the to pay the

attempted. i know for land. how amazing i always thought i'd be life on this on our here is booth an illusion your and a great sacrifice. for 150 of seeing a creature like this makes it all worthwhile. what else can i say? this is life. you might be the the, the merino lamb. sorry. antonio's pride and joy and a 2nd income stream, along with the olives. he and his family also make sausage and cheese. the dream of an idyllic real life has long since been shattered. the in the wake of

2 consecutive drought years 2022 and 20. 23 olive oil production plummeted by more than half the pro failures in spain. the world's largest producer of olive oil cent price is skyrocketing across europe. the in spanish supermarket. the valuable bottles are now fitted with security tags or lock to shelves. the at the olive mill, antonio also gets more money per kilo within a year the price of olive oil has more than doubled in stain the

. but antonio has still made a loss because of the crop failures. and to make matters worse, now there are criminal games trying to get to the of the center since every year. the more this year because of the price rise, the stolen olives are shipped to other regions for pressing. the farmers aren't the only victims in this type of crime oil. no operators are also impacted.

jose medina had 4 break ends in 2023. they were highly professional jobs. you can see it here. they smash the stones and open the door. that way. when the crowbar you beforehand perpetrators cut the power supply to the alarm system. the cost of jose after 4 burglaries in quick succession. 80000 year rose. how they dug up sick all its they stole a total of 14 pallets from up there. not all the way until they must have used a forklift truck is were making a loss because of the brake ins and the email for the only because our insurers are refusing to pay out to go by the other pseudo leave with the little spider. because he's sick,

they say our alarm system should have directly alerted the police. nothing. yeah. most going to the police here. that's why they're not paying a sense if you think the and this it goes to the bottom. so say has been running his oil mills for 25 years employees the staff of 7, but doesn't know if he can keep them on his oil is derived from an ancient grove with good soil, as well as regular oil for restaurants. he also exports selected products as far as japan and taiwan. but the busiest now has an uncertain future. so they also stole from here and took the 5 liter bottles. i mean that and the other bottles to because of everything but the vinegar implemented, i feel so powerless and angry, honestly, i'd like to kill these guys and i thought of all the effort we put into the oil for

the adult and it's, we're gone now for what is worse? so they don't if it's insurance company doesn't pay, then jose may go bankrupt. even though the perpetrators of the last breaking were actually caught you the feeling that i asked the police whether the thieves would go to jail and whether i'd get my money back. they said no. the judge won't impose the prison sentence for this kind of bent. and you won't get any of your money back, it'll be taken on kind of getting on patrol with a special unit of stains, environmental police, a board or checking the think it today run, come over, has been with stains, nature protection service for 30 years. his unit is on the all of thieves trail and

stepping up the number of raids partly because there's growing pressure on investigators to bring more of these cases to court the rules. so sometimes they mostly still look nice, but it's safer, sienna, we have that many of them, but actually we're now seeing more day time rates, only larger. think us the, uh, yeah, uh huh. from scott explains that it's impossible to be everywhere all the time. and frankly admits, even with the help of drones and motor bikes, it's difficult to catch the games. the there are simply too many of them. on top of that,

the police can only detain defenders for a short time. then we come to a maximum 10 percent of the thieves. it's difficult and the success rates as minimal as minimal on today's patrol. son and his colleague are looking for a legal bore holes. they're here to carry out an unannounced inspection on the property of a farmer who groves, olives, and oranges. couple. i know they've loved the gate and we can't get through by car, so everything's fenced off. they're definitely trying to block our access. from here there's no option, but to continue on foot the

see there might be gar, dogs running around fine and his colleagues from the waterboard can't be sure. then they find the 1st legal. well they drilled one here, but the farmer has taken the machinery away. but he can easily reactivate the bar hole when the next dry spell comes around. oh, i know my mom. you know, it's awful. so yeah, let's go look at the other 2. the thanks to tip offs from neighbors. they know where to find the illegal bore holes when i go through all the

other spanish law is forbidden to have a well and such close proximity to the stream over there. this old house and its pumping station are illegal. busy that we have to prove that it's in use as they move they quickly realize it's extracting water in the field. but this alone isn't enough to slap the farmer with a fine. they must also prove that the seal a fixed on the left inspection isn't damaged in any way. no. just time we're in time. i do. some of it to look at the steel is still on.

it hasn't been tampered with more money for dollars, but it seems that the inspectors are finding more and more boar holes on. so as a result of the drought, because some farmers will do anything to save their crops, even if it's against the law kind of issue out the most our farmers are using more water every year. which means ground water levels are thinking about expanding all of and orange plantations. need more and more irrigation uh, probably fit. so farmers are drilling deeper and deeper bore holes running the risk that eventually all our water resources will run out for a minute. exacerbating the problem, drastic changes within the sector more and more farmers are uploading their agent. olive trees.

many are then exported to guitar and even japan. before that can happen, the centuries old trunks must be meticulously cleaned. the tree is more popular than ever as an ornamental plant in the middle east and asia. the are in place of the old trees, young ones planted close together in rows. intensive all the farming requires less human intervention, more water and more pesticides and produces significantly higher yields. leading farmers with more profit in their pockets the

but there are other gentler approaches the, such as organic cultivation without additional irrigation and without pesticides. one on one tie any are in organic farming as antonio point is campus, an agricultural engineer, he's currently passing on some of his sustainability. know how to farmers from his region. their primary question. why he let's grass grow on his plantation. the only single mother when we start to spring the soil with weed killers, many people found it totally inconceivable. i don't know. ok, no say but, but it actually makes it easier to control pass us and disease is he and the other formula they don't. you know, i'll tell you how we antonio spent years honing ways to cultivate the best olives.

he's been a certified organic farmer for 4 years with an astonishingly simple recipe for success. absolutely. for the fume that could help us plant growth on the ground hasn't boosted lace waning population of these beat on past that attack the all of you mean? so if we see pat, it's not a problem, as long as we see enough lace wings, nature regulates itself and create a sustainable balance. most of the i'm the want to give you an update on the money . that's what the need. antonio shares has insights on micro biology and explains that his plantation is better able to withstand periods of drought than regular ones. this speaks to farmers interest, some of them in the thought of the year about it and put it on it's a heads into small holders. think organic cultivation is worth while,

but large farms don't. what i'm them i'm putting in the need. they retained her intensive methods and in pocket the profit to treat him to sign and the long term deal is i don't see the bottom of the veins. organic farming sector is growing, but it's still a nice market. i say king's annual, then it is when we started out 15 years ago, letting the grass grow was on. think about it, i'm weekly. that's why people in the village asked my mother if we were selling the land. i love to be, they thought we'd abandon the gross income, but i bookkeeping this out on the, you know, you can all, you got to tell the on the on the contrary, antonio has optimized the entire process right through to the olive mill stage and created his own organic brand, it's one him, accolades, all over the world. the

european union funding programs have helped finance the endeavor, gets hold to the regions. conventional farmers will be encouraged to try the new approach. after all, they can so organic olive oil for a much higher price because the, we're not, we're stuck in our ways. it's difficult for us to imagine growing without pesticides fund or not, but we must follow the path that the young look. i mean, over the, over the, the knowledge back in navea taylor with antonio mazda. he's giving up the colors for the night patrol because the harvest season is drawing to an end. he and his neighbors are only using 6 cars. at the peak of the season, it's $40.00 to $50.00 weather. yeah. and that they are they, there are whole gangs of people out and about stealing all lives. this man has been

robbed for several years in a row, antonio to, i'm totally let me see. the police only patrol the roads hits us. farmers were actually dealing with the problems and who knew the location of the olives thereafter every month on the bus. and sometimes the thieves, a quote and the olive sees, but the next day they released and still again, i was guessing and there are many repeat offenders as we don't get somebody to then to call anybody over the mobile solutions that are almost insane. it's only considered theft, upwards of $400.00 euro is per offender. and will you guys, and as long as the last don't change, we'll have to carry on doing this. i mean, the major mazda you see, and it's 9 pm time to get going. antonio will be driving around for 5 hours to night.

the the book with, i mean this was so tired of it for the louder imagine doing this after a long working day and you guys tired of the that it costs us to time. it is not what one likes a, but we truly don't have any choice about how many people will they intercept any seeds tonight? i'm gonna have to say 10 days ago. we managed to catch a group, you know, the little already thought and you'll have you is how they don't. they tried to run away a lot of time, but we were able to stop some of the most. i know i only got one. he then handed them over to the police with the

a quick meeting with his son, cfo and colleagues. so far, nothing to report that sort of all the tools take up hours of our time, of, of, of, of, of these 2 sandwiches for dinner. this is new life is so hopefully the harvest will soon be over and then things will calm down in a bit less drive on at 2 am, antonio is finally done for the night the but the next morning, he's up early and back out in the fields his neighbor needs

help, the is the good what hurry on because they've been back and stolen on a massive scale during the night. it's really stressful. 900 kilo stolen from my neighbors. despite being out on patrol last night. they didn't notice the thieves. now neighbor, one serrano has to quickly pick all the olives in case they return. no, the, the, i'm so angry. we 10 the, all the trees throughout the year and they still hundreds of kilos and one night and leave the trees so damaged. they won't produce any fruit next year gets the, the key estimates the cost a $1200.00 euros. luckily one and his wife are able to rely on the support of

friends and neighbors. anybody know, cuz i know, but my husband still recovering from an operation on his hand. so it's important that i'm telling you and the others are helping us today. no, no, i couldn't afford their strength and community. it also shows the thieves that our village is united. it might even scare them. that's our message to them. you don't think you can come here and take away our bread and butter. we'll show you what that goes by god, you are pursuing my life. but on days like these, many farmers here think of giving up. we'll have to find out why it isn't as easy as it is. you have to keep on top of everything. and then along come these thieves and take our crops away. but it's a huge blow the worst thing this

battle is being waged with increasing ferocity. uh huh. farmers from the region recently caught a gang of thieves red handed and set fire to their car. the, the, whenever antonio takes is all this to the head of his cooperative discussions, always revolve around the same topic. growing anger, angry at you regulations at the thieves and at the spanish government, which isn't doing enough to catch those responsible if you want me to get to the game every year we remind the police that it's down to them to root at this step to problem not just by monitoring our fields and hope to hear them, but also by following the trail to the mills and with

a sea of secretly center olives. after all, if they can sell them, if you think the olives aren't worth anything to the thieves. the antonio loves his profession, despite everything, the smell of freshly pressed olive for him, there's nothing like it. the attractor attachment has just been delivered to the farm. it should speed up the harvest for the time being the father and son do. oh, don't intend to give up my life that somehow is worth it trying this new machine was my son. you can with the price

on that. yeah, i'm the are booming, our country from but i would just give out the, the vacuum cleaner works. it's an investment in the future. i guess we must carry on that after all. i love this work. otherwise, i'd have given up a long time ago that really, how do you or the stepping into this building is an emotional experience. it used to be traced in

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