We are delighted to announce the Top 10 projects of the 1st EIT Food Journalism Award in Greece for agrifood reporting. This year, the competition received 98 high-quality submissions.

The top 10 projects, presented here in alphabetical order, are:

• Petros Alexandris — Μια αγκαλιά το Σαββατιανό/ An Embrace for Savvatiano (Podcast, Ypaithros Chora)
• Victoria Apostolopoulou — Βάζοντας τα θεμέλια για το πιο «πράσινο» οινοποιείο της Κρήτης / Laying the Foundations for Crete’s “Greenest” Winery (Article, Ypaithros Chora)  
• Giannis Darras — Εδώ που ζυμώνεται το μαζί / Where “Together” Is Kneaded (Video, ERT3)
• Dimitra Triantafyllou — Ο αγρότης και ο κτηνοτρόφος της χρονιάς δείχνουν τον βιώσιμο δρόμο / The Farmer and the Livestock Breeder of the Year Show the Path to Sustainability (Article, Kathimerini)
• Iliana Papaggeli — «Στα άκρα»: Κλίμα και οικονομία φέρνουν τους Ευρωπαίους αγρότες σε ψυχολογικό όριο / “On Edge: Europe’s Farmers at a Mental Health Breaking Point” (Article, Solomon)
• Kalliroi Peponi — Κίνδυνος ερημοποίησης: Πώς αλλάζει η κλιματική κρίση τον αγροτικό χάρτη / Desertification Risk: How the Climate Crisis Is Changing the Agricultural Map (Article, CNN Greece)
• Katerina Pandinaki — Από την ελιά στο… μάνγκο; Ο πρωτογενής τομέας της Κρήτης στην εποχή της Κλιματικής Αλλαγής / From Olives to… Mangoes? Crete’s Primary Sector in the Era of Climate Change (Article, Cretalive)
• Anastasia Karadimitri — Ένας αγροτικός παράδεισος στις άνυδρες Κυκλάδες / An Agricultural Paradise in the Arid Cyclades (Article, Sustainable Cyclades)
• Kostas Pliakos — Ακούγοντας την έξυπνη γεωργία: Κλιματική αλλαγή και προκλήσεις για την ασφάλεια των τροφίμων / Listening to Smart Agriculture: Climate Change and the Challenges for Food Security (Podcast, CNN Greece)
• Rafaella Maneli — Κορινθία: Η άλλοτε εύφορη γη που αφέθηκε στην τύχη της / Corinthia: The Once Fertile Land Left to Its Fate (Article, Inside Story) 

The Award Ceremony will take place on Thursday, 6 November 2025, from 17:30 to 20:00, at the Journalists’ Union of the Athens Daily Newspapers (ESIEA). Attendance requires registration, either in-person or online.

The ceremony aims to celebrate excellence in agri-food journalism, award the top three winners, and provide an opportunity for networking and knowledge exchange. Representatives from the agri-food sector, academia, industry, and civil society will be present.

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The next edition of the competition will be open for submissions from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026, with the submission platform launching in March 2026.

Jury Members:

• Giorgos Pleios, Professor, Department of Communication & Media Studies, NKUA

• Maria Kouzinopoulou, Science & Technology Journalist, ANA-MPA

• Effie Lazaridou, CEO, Νέα Γεωργία Νέα Γενιά

• Stella Spanou, Scientific Coordinator, Food Science Department, Aarhus University

• Alia Papageorgiou, Journalist

We sincerely thank the jury for their valuable work in evaluating all submissions.

We look forward to bringing together all participants to celebrate the stories and people shaping the future of the agri-food sector.