Agriculture
Business
Greek Fruit Exports Boom as Consumers Worldwide Turn to Healthier Products
The coronavirus pandemic and the unprecedented havoc it has caused across the entire world has dealt an enormous and unprecedented blow to nations' economies.
However, one agricultural sector seems not only to be emerging from the crisis without a scratch...
Canada
Canadian Milk Producers Dump Tons of Fresh Milk as Demand Slumps
Many sectors of the economy worldwide are experiencing harsh ramifications from the coronavirus pandemic. One of these, perhaps surprisingly, is milk production in Canada.
The demand for fresh milk has now dropped significantly, due to the simple fact that consumers have...
Greece
European Commission Sues Denmark for Marketing Danish Cheese as "Feta"
The European Commission referred the nation of Denmark to the European Court of Justice on Wednesday, accusing it of violating European Union law in regard to the use of the trademarked name ''Feta.''
The statement issued by the EU Commission...
Greece
2019 Set to Be Best Wine Production Year in a Decade for Northern Greece
Experts recently announced that 2019 will be one of the best -- if not the best -- year in a decade in terms of the quality of Greek wines produced in the northern part of the country.
As is widely known,...
Greece
Greece Bans Imported Pork From Bulgaria Amid African Swine Fever Outbreak
Bulgarian Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva said on Friday that Greece has decided to ban imported pork from her country, due to an outbreak of African Swine Fever disease that has been detected in thousands of animals in Bulgaria over the...
Greece
Family Business From Sparta Wins its 100th Prize for Olive Oil Production
Sakellaropoulos Organic Farming, a Greek family business in Sparta, Laconia has become a legend in the world of olive oil production, managing to rack up an astonishing 100 awards for its organic products, including its olive oil.
The family holds a...
Crime
European Commission Asks EU Court To Fine Greece For Water Pollution
The European Commission on Thursday asked the EU's highest court, the European Court of Justice, to fine Greece over water pollution due to agricultural activity.
Referring to a previous court ruling on the issue of nitrate pollution in Greek waters, the...
Economy
Greek Farmers Ready To Launch More Highway Protests
Greek farmers, who blocked roads in protests last week, are expected to do the same in central Greece again this Saturday. The renewed blockages could prove to be the beginning of a series of wider nationwide actions.
The farmers of...
Business
Greek Wine Production Declines in 2018
Greek wine production is forecast to decline by 10.48 percent in 2018 compared to the previous year, according to data presented by the Greek Department of Wine, Vine and Alcohol in a report sent to the European Commission on...
Greece
Meet Greece's Best Young Farmer Who Will Compete in Brussels
In a competition organized by the Panhellenic Union of Young Farmers in Greece's Livadia, Larazos Semertzidis won the first place and became Greece's best farmer of 2018.
Semertzidis is a 33-years-old farmer from Xirolimni village near the West Macedonia's city of...