Greek agriculture generated €15.7 billion in 2024, employing 450,000 workers, but most gains are inflation-driven rather than from productivity growth.
Key issues include land fragmentation, an aging workforce, low education levels, and lagging investment, with only 1.3% of land managed by fully trained professionals.
Despite 8.1% export growth since 2019 and a positive trade balance since 2012, Dianeosis urges a national strategy using EU funds for real sector development, not just subsidies.
Can a new US-partnered university solve the deep demographic crisis in Greek agriculture?
Amid a major subsidy scandal, how will Greece ensure new EU funds reach its farmers?
Is subsidizing thousands of tiny, aging farms a sustainable future for rural Greece?
Will new EU seed rules empower Greek farmers or increase corporate control over their food?
Do Greece's small farms preserve vital biodiversity that large-scale modernization threatens to erase?
After floods and plagues, how can Greece build a food system resilient to future shocks?