{"id":15738,"date":"2026-05-11T06:52:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T06:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/disgruntled-lesvos-farmers-to-protest-over-foot-and-mouth\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T06:52:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T06:52:37","slug":"disgruntled-lesvos-farmers-to-protest-over-foot-and-mouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/disgruntled-lesvos-farmers-to-protest-over-foot-and-mouth\/","title":{"rendered":"Disgruntled Lesvos farmers to protest over foot-and-mouth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Livestock farmers on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos are planning a new protest rally on Monday at the local branch of the General Secretariat of the Aegean, vowing to escalate mobilizations over the impact of foot-and-mouth disease and what they describe as inadequate government support.<\/p>\n<p>The decision followed a meeting last week organized by the Federation of Agricultural Associations of Lesvos. It was attended, among others, by Rizos Maroudas, a leading figure in Greece\u2019s nationwide farmers\u2019 protest movement, who expressed support for affected producers and called for coordinated pressure on the government.<\/p>\n<p>Farmers are demanding full compensation for culled livestock, income support, state-funded herd restoration, expanded biosecurity measures and a vaccination program to protect local breeds.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/economy\/1303356\/disgruntled-lesvos-farmers-to-protest-over-foot-and-mouth\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Livestock farmers on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos are planning a new protest rally on Monday at the local branch of the General Secretariat of the Aegean, vowing to escalate mobilizations over the impact of foot-and-mouth disease and what they describe as inadequate government support. 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