Karganis milking his animals at his farm on the Aegean island of Naxos. On the agricultural island of the Cyclades archipelago, as in the rest of the country, breeders and cheese makers are on edge at a time when Greece is struggling with inflation, weighing serious threats on an agricultural sector. Photos: Aris Messinis/AFP
On his bougainvillaea-covered farm on the Greek island of Naxos, Yannis Karganis milks his sheep, wondering anxiously how he will cope with soaring costs and keep his cheesemaking business afloat.
After the war in Ukraine sparked an inflationary spiral in the price of cereals, fuel and other goods, farmers on Naxos and across the country have been left fearing for their survival.
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Karganis milking his animals at his farm on the Aegean island of Naxos. On the agricultural island of the Cyclades archipelago, as in the rest of the country, breeders and cheese makers are on edge at a time when Greece is struggling with inflation, weighing serious threats on an agricultural sector. Photos: Aris Messinis/AFP
Vavoulas says the squeeze on animal feed and fuel has resulted in a fall in milk production.
Karganis produces his own milk at his house on the Aegean island of Naxos.
An employee holding Graviera cheese wheels in a cheese factory in Naxos.
Cows eating in a farm on the Aegean island of Naxos.
The animal feed and fuel crisis is so acute that some farmers have had to slaughter part of their herd, further reducing milk production.
Employees working to produce Graviera cheese in a cheese factory in Naxos.
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