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Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras met earlier on Thursday with a delegation of farmers but the two parties did not come to an agreement. The meeting ended in a deadlock.

A survey conducted by the American Farm School in Thessaloniki (photo) shows that the profile of today's farmer has changed significantly. Today farmers are college graduates and keen in following technological developments in the sector.

Greek farmers are objecting to the new tax law, which rules that starting in 2014, they are to get taxed according to their actual income, not objective criteria set after negotiations.