Most of the residents work in agriculture and primarily cultivate tobacco and olives.

Rising temperatures have led to Devon becoming the first place in modern Britain to cultivate olives commercially.

In the mid-19th century, the village had 65 to 80 houses and around 325 inhabitants, cultivating olives, grapes, figs and fruits.

The population was estimated at being around 100, and they lived by cultivating olives.

The colony was to bring some military men for protection, and concentrate on agricultural work, cultivating grapes and olives.

By the late 19th century, Meiron was a small village of 50 people who cultivated olives.

The population of Premuda is cultivating olives and breeding sheep and in the last few years they have become involved with the tourism.

Traditionally the villagers have cultivated olives and raised goats, sheep and chickens.

The island is also famous for being the first in Japan to successfully cultivate olives.

Israeli farmers still cultivate fruit and olives there.