Climate change challenge: strategies for apple growing in Catalonia – video

January 2025 | Presented by Luis González Nieto, IRTA, Spain | Future Orchards® video

This Future Orchards® video accompanies Luis González Nieto’s presentation on climate adaptation in the Catalonian apple industry. It gives Australian growers an international perspective on how orchard businesses are responding to hotter conditions, shifting rainfall and other climate pressures.

The session is relevant to long-term orchard planning because climate adaptation can affect site selection, irrigation strategy, cultivar and rootstock choice, orchard design, pest management and redevelopment timing.

Viewed alongside the presentation slides, the recording provides additional explanation and context for the strategies being considered in Catalonia and the challenges growers face when maintaining fruit quality and reliable production in a changing climate.