1. SUMMARY OF THE CURRENT STATE OF AGRO/FOOD WORKFORCE AND INDUSTRY IN GREECE CONTRIBUTION OF THE GREEK REPRESENTATIVE TO COUNTRY DATA COLLECTION IOANNIS PSOMAS, PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF HYGIENE AND TECHNOLOGY OF FOOD OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI, THESSALONIKI 54 006, GREECE * The data presented here is provided by the Greek Ministry of Agriculture

2. LAND USE Country total surface: 131 990 sq km Forests surface : 25 124 sq km (19%) Partly forested land: 32 421,4 sq km (24.6%) Friganic ecosystems: 2 773, 135 sq km (2.1%) Αlpic ecosystems: 4 400, 577 sq km (3.3%) Medows: 17 555, 073 sq km (13.3%) Wetlands-lakes-rivers: 2 728, 620 sq km (2.1%) Fallow land: 7 348, 513 sq km (5.6%) Total planted surface: 39 638, 500 sq km(30%)

3. AGRICULTURE AND AGRO-BUSINESS WORK FORCE (1998) 6% contribution to total economy of the following sub-sectors: Agriculture 18.46% Forestry 0.25% Fisheries 0.57 % 6No of people employed in the following sub-sectors: Agriculture 732 864 Forestry 9 945 Fisheries 22 537 6No of unemployed people in the above sub-sectors Age Unemployed 15-19 :4 702 20-29 : 29 877 30-44: 46 142 45-64: 61 122 65+: 1 749

13. ANIMAL CAPITAL (1997) Bovine (heads) 606 700 Sheep (heads) 9 094 200 Goats (heads) 5 373 700 Pigs (heads) 1 444 400

14. FOOD QUALITY TRENDS AND POLICIES AND FOOD INDUSTRY LEGISLATION All rules, regulations and directives issued by the European Union are valid and fully applied in this country. Trends and policies are also followed. Information concerning food consumption and main indicators of the agro-food industry remain to be provided