Agriculture in Italy

Agriculture in Italy

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Major agriculture food products include: sugar beets, wheat, corn, tomatoes, oranges, potatoes, apples, barley, rice, wine grapes, olives, and olive oil. 

Wine is the major export in Italy. 

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The major problem with Italy's agriculture is that it lacks many natural resources. 

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"Italy is in the midst of a slow economic recovery and is gradually catching up to its west European neighbors. In the aftermath of September 11, 2001 and the global economy's tailspin, Italy--like the rest of the EU--saw its economy stumble. Fourth quarter 2001 results showed zero or negative GDP growth. As a result, Italy's economy decelerated from 2.9% in 2000 to 1.8% in 2001. Average euro-zone growth in 2001 was 1.4%" (http://www.factrover.com/economy/Italy_economy.html)

80% of Italy's resources used for production are imported!

Agriculture has become more industry based in Italy. They are the fifth largest industry economy. 

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Industry products include:  automobiles, machinery, chemicals, textiles, shoes. 

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