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Overview of Agriculture in Greece

Overview of Agriculture in Greece. Greece. Population Density in Greece. Land Use in Greece. History of Greek Agriculture. Myth of Persephone Daughter of Zeus & Demeter (goddess of the Earth and Agriculture). Abducted by Hades, Lord of the Underworld. History Continued.

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Overview of Agriculture in Greece

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  1. Overview of Agriculture in Greece

  2. Greece

  3. Population Density in Greece

  4. Land Use in Greece

  5. History of Greek Agriculture • Myth of Persephone • Daughter of Zeus & Demeter (goddess of the Earth and Agriculture). • Abducted by Hades, Lord of the Underworld

  6. History Continued • Ancient Greece: grew grapes, olives and cereals • During reign of Alexander the Great: introduced cotton and sugar beets • 13th-10th Centuries: invaded and occupied • 16th – 17th Centuries: new crops introduced after the discovery of the Americas (tobacco, tomato, pepper, etc) • After World War II: achieved self-sufficiency in food production • 1981: Greece enters E.E.C. and tries to modernize its rural economy

  7. Today’s Agriculture • Total land area of country =13.2 million ha • Agriculture = 9.1million ha • Forests = 2.9 million ha • Agriculture=9.1 million ha • Cultivated = 3.9 million ha • 56% in plains • 44% mountainous or semi-mountainous • Pastureland = 5.2 million ha • Fallow = 0.5 million ha (of Cultivated land mass) • 1/3 of Cultivated land is irrigated

  8. A Comparison Country is equal to the size of Alabama

  9. Region’s Major Crops

  10. Export / Imports • Net importer of agricultural goods from US • Key Figures for Greece’s Agricultural Sector • Figures Shown in $ Million

  11. **Production does not meet domestic demands.

  12. Today’s Greek Farms • Average Farm Size: 4.4 Ha or 10.87 acres • 50 Ha or 123.55 acres is a LARGE operation • Small parcels of land, when parent dies- land is divided among children. • Tree plots for daughter’s dowry

  13. Mentality • Change • Farmers don’t like change (plowing down a field, irrigation timing) • Don’t always want others to succeed • GMO’s • Not supportive of GMO technology • Want proof it doesn’t hurt environment • Rat genes • Biological methods of control

  14. Cooperative Movement • 7,200 cooperatives in present Greece • Panhellenic Confederation of Unions of Agricultural Cooperatives, a non profit organization founded in 1935, • Represents 746.812 Greek Farmers • 6.350 Agricultural Cooperatives (1st level organizations) • 114 Unions of Agricultural Cooperatives (2nd level organizations). • European Level: Copa-Cogeca

  15. Organic Production • 1982: Commercial organic production • Demand for organic raisins from Dutch • 1986: German firm supported organic olive and olive oil exports • 1996: introduction of subsidy program increase organic production

  16. Greek Agriculture Subsidies Programs • Heavily subsidized • Farmers will collect subsidies regardless of their production levels. • Show that they planted the crop, no need to harvest crop • Subsidies dictate production

  17. Important Calculations • 1 Liter = .2642 (.25) Gallons • 1 Hectare = 2.471 Acres • 1 Bushel = 56 Pounds (corn) • 1 Metric Ton = 2200 pounds • 1 Kilo = 2.2 pounds So: If we had a corn crop of 5.81 Metric tons/hectare, what is that in bushels/acre? 5.81*2200 = 12,782 pounds 12,782 pounds /56 pounds per bushel = 228.25 bushels/hectare 228.25 bushels / 2.471 = 92.371bushels/acre

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