Thus, the agricultural tractor remained locked in the warehouse of his house in Ombrian Fthiotida. The young man has managed to increase the area he cultivates by 200% within two years, while he even saw the damage caused by Daniel as an opportunity. He is a member of a Group of Producers and cultivates using the modern methods of precision agriculture.
The answer to the question “Why don’t you participate in the rural mobilizations?” it was simple and extremely interesting: “Because the majority of those on the blocks have gotten comfortable with subsidies and have crops that don’t require a lot of man hours”! As he pointed out, the minimum age for farmers in Greece is 65 years.
“Most have gotten comfortable with the subsidy regime and are not moving forward. Personally, I have always liked to think “out of the box”. To try to evolve. And I think I succeeded. “Today’s farmers are old, they’ve gotten comfortable with subsidies, they don’t know much and they’re afraid to experiment,” he said. He observed that the unpleasant thing about the case is the fact that there is no successor status. Young people do not turn to the primary sector and those who do to a large extent adopt the attitude and approach of their parents.
He emphasized that every year in the agricultural mobilizations the issue of subsidies is raised, promises are made (which are often not kept) and farmers collect ranches and tractors from the blockades and return to their fields. “I’m not interested in participating in such mobilization because I simply don’t care about subsidies,” he says. As he mentioned, he is a third generation farmer and two years ago he took over the cultivation of 350 acres. Now, he has increased them to 1,100 and next growing season it will be 2,000.
“I started with wheat and oilseeds and switched to tomato. An acre of wheat can give the farmer 90 euros. The same acre but with tomatoes gives 2,600 euros and, after deducting 700 euros as expenses, 1,900 euros remain clean in the pocket!”, he said. However, he clarified that tomato cultivation is demanding and involves risk. The farmer forgets hours, vacations and summer holidays, as a result of which few choose the particular crop and prefer wheat which is more… restful and subsidized.
As a farmer he receives the basic support and the crop-linked subsidy. For example, cotton receives a subsidy of 70 euros/hectare and tomato 50 euros/hectare. “However, when I have 800 euros in expenses, the 50 euros of the affiliate will not save me. It’s something I’m not interested in right now. I don’t expect help from the state to move forward,” he said. He admitted that the cost of production (oil and electricity) has skyrocketed, but if he were to hit the road his first request to the government would be to find educated young people to join the primary production sector.
PASS «DANIEL»
“I saw 150,000 euros to sink in the waters”
It should be noted that the 26-year-old is a graduate of the Department of Agricultural Economy and Development of the Democritus University of Thrace and a current student of the School of Higher Vocational Training (formerly IEK) of the American Agricultural School in the specialty “farm manager”. He cultivates using modern technology and has already purchased his third drone. The disastrous passage of “Daniel” from Thessaly caused him considerable damage. Specifically, 85 of his 1,100 acres were flooded. “But it was the ones with the tomato. I saw 150,000 euros sinking into the water. However, this year I took care and procured special machines and corrected past mistakes. The soil has dried and I am already cultivating,” he concluded.
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