At 76 years old, he's the fourth generation in his family to grow citrus trees in this part of Sicily, where he now manages more than 120 acres. But after 50 years working in these orchards, he ...

Parts of Sicily have so little water they’re turning summer tourists away, ... Citrus farmers are also seeing their famous Sicilian oranges shrivelling on their trees from lack of water.

Sicily's orange farmers warned on Tuesday that searing heat and drought risked wrecking this year's production and called for help from regional and national authorities to save their business.

The Sicilian mafia is arguably one of the most famous – or infamous – institutions in the Western world. After its first appearance in Sicily in the 1870s it soon infiltrated the economic and ...

The Mediterranean island of Sicily has experienced its worst drought in recent history. The effects on farmers in particular are already proving very damaging.