cotton
Diaspora
Did Greek Cotton Merchants Change the Course of the American Civil War?
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The Confederates handed the Union a key victory on the “Cotton Front” before a shot was even fired in the American Civil War. However, without the agility of the Greek cotton merchants, the alternative supplies may not have been...
Economy
Agriculture in Greece Devastated by the Deadly Floods
Agriculture in Thessaly, the region regarded as the bread-basket of Greece, has been devastated by the recent floods that left 16 people dead.
Αlmost 70% of cotton crop in Thessaly, Greece is estimated to have been damaged by the floods...