Celebrated Greek cheesemakers hit hard by inflation

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.