Nine years after its birth in Teruel, Spain, the “Apadrina un olivo” project is now born in Portuguese territory, with the same goal: to restore olive trees that are centuries and millennia old, through a program of care, creating jobs and avoiding rural exodus. In the Abrantes, a person who is more than a thousand years old is waiting for the godfather or godmother. But another 10,000 are abandoned and need to be rescued, the organization of this project announced in a statement.
According to the same source, Conecta is the name of an ancient Portuguese olive tree (estimated to be over a thousand years old) with a diameter of about 5 meters at its base which was abandoned in the Abrantes awaiting a godfather or godmother.
The project olive tree care It now appears in the area, inspired by the Spanish version that has already given new life to more than 15 thousand trees of this type in the neighboring country. The goal is simple: to restore 10,000 olive trees on 200 hectares of land in the Abrantes region.
like? Through a sponsorship program at a cost of 60 euros per year. The godfather or godmother can follow the development of the olive tree from a distance (through photos) or up close (by visiting the tree on site) and receive at home 2 liters of olive oil produced by the tree itself. The name of this tree (Conecta), in particular, symbolizes the connection between rural areas and large urban centers – a goal that the project intends to achieve soon.
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