Manzanares (AFP) – Like other farmers in Spain, Miguel Angel Garcia has abandoned grapes and grains to grow pistachio nuts, a more lucrative crop that can better cope with the droughts that have become more frequent and intense. According to the agriculture ministry, the amount of land devoted to pistachio trees in Spain has jumped nearly five-fold since 2017, making Spain the biggest pistachio grower in Europe in terms of surface area, and the world’s fourth-largest.
