Young Farmers: The necessary renewal of the Greek countryside and the challenge of sustainability

Greek agriculture has for years been facing one of its most critical and complex challenges: the aging of the farming population. Available data show that a large percentage of active farmers are now over 55 years old, while the entry of young people into the profession remains limited.

Learn more in the article by Nikos Papakonstantinou, Director of Rural Development & Project Management at GAIA EPICHEIREIN, published in the newspaper Ypaithros Chora.

GAIA EPICHEIREIN implements the informational activity in the context of the CAP4Youth “CAP for Young Farmers: Generational Renewal and Sustainable Agriculture in Greece”, with the support of the Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission