THE HETEROGENEITY OF GREEK FAMILY FARMING - EMERGING POLICY PRINCIPLES

This paper gives a short account of the present state of Greek agricul ture, which is characterized by the predominance of the small family p roduction unit. The performance of the Greek agricultural sector has b een largely determined by state protectionism and later by EEC protect ionism. A large part of the paper refers to the analysis of heterogene ity in Greek family farming. Three patterns of family farming are illu strated by drawing from case studies, and the underlying tendencies to wards social differentiation are also considered. The recognition of i nter-regional as well as intra-regional diversity in Greek agriculture has significant consequences for the implementation of agricultural p olicy.