ABSTRACT
Since 1981 the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy in the cereal sector has had several implications. The relative importance of cereal production with respect to the total value of agricultural production has been steadily decreasing. In absolute terms, total production of cereals has remained more or less constant in spite of the substantial reduction of the total area cultivated under cereals. Employment in Greek agriculture has been decreasing at relatively low but increasing rates. Agricultural policies as well as policies for rural development and general macroeconomic policies have been decisive in shaping demand and supply conditions for labor in agriculture and the non agricultural sectors throughout the country. The European Community has not claimed responsibility for total Community welfare as the Treaty of Rome avoided any commitment for the achievement of economic and social cohesion among member states. In Greece, structural adjustment and change has been slow.
