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Potato planting on Naxos

Video. Naxos potatoes: A centuries-old traditional crop is under threat

Updated: 21/09/2026 - 16:07 GMT+2

Historic Naxos potatoes hold protected status, but young people on the island no longer want to be farmers.

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