Why does Agriculture Thrive in Italy?

Abstract
This research article explores the reasons why does agriculture thrive in Italy.The author uses 15 websites to research why agriculture thrives in Italy. What the author found in this research is that Northern Italy and
Southern Italy have different climatic characteristics and therefore
grow different crops. Italian agriculture has a relationship with traditional
Italian cuisine because the crops grown are used in the traditional dishes of
that region. The most common crop produced in Italy is grapes, and those
grapes are mostly for wine. The reason for the high production of grapes is because the Mediterranean climate in Italy is ideal for growing grapes. In this research, the author found that the Mediterranean climate has allowed agriculture to flourish and farmland to become more extensive.

Introduction
The percentage of flat land in Italy is small. But, Italy agriculture is thriving. In fact, it covers about 43% of the total land area. Not only the plains, but also the hills and mountains are used as farmland. However, Japan’s agricultural land area is only about 12% of the total land area. Northern Italy is a major producer of wheat and corn. Southern Italy is a major producer of grapes. The aim of this research is to explore the crops that are produced in large numbers in northern and southern Italy and what is the most widely produced crop in Italy?

Literature Review
The Northern Italy, at the foot of the Alps, can be relatively cool and cold, so dairy farming and wheat cultivation are popular. People in Northern Italy also grow wine grapes, rice, corn, grains, vegetables and more. That is why wheat and dairy products are often used as ingredients in northern Italian cuisine. We will look at the cuisine of the Lombardy region (Milan) in northern Italy. The Milanese cutlets are made with veal loin and butter. The risotto is made with rice and cheese. Panna Cotta is made with milk and cream. From these things, the author thinks that agriculture and cuisine are related to each other.

The south of part of the country grows hard wheat, olives, citrus, etc. In southern Italy, that has relatively high temperatures throughout the year and little rainfall, especially in the summer months. Like northern Italy, southern Italy often uses crops that are commonly grown in the region as ingredients in its cuisine. Here is a look at some of the dishes from Naples in southern Italy. Pizza is made with strong flour and olives. Limon cello is made with lemons and other ingredients. (Limon cello is made from lemon
rinds that have been soaked for a period of time in a distilled spirit and then removed and placed in sugar water.) There are other dishes, but they are made with cheese and butter, which are often made in northern Italy, as well as fish and shellfish. This article shows that the ingredients used in the dishes differed from one region to another and the dishes differed from northern Italy to southern Italy, even in the same country.

Italy has vast agricultural land. Italy has Mediterranean-style agriculture, which takes place in the Mediterranean climate zone, where grapes, corn, wheat and olives are grown.

	Italy	(Unit: 10,000 tons)
	2016	2017
Grape	820	717
Wheat	804	697
corn	684	605
tomato	644	602
apple	246	192
olive	209	258
Orange	150	150

The table above shows that grapes are the most abundantly produced in the
country. Other production includes wheat, corn and tomatoes. The most
abundantly produced grapes are for wine. Italy is the largest producer of wine in the world. Italians were taught how to make wine by Greeks. Later, Jesus Christ said of wine, “Bread is my flesh and wine is my blood,” and that’s why wine making is still practiced today. Another reason is that Italy has a Mediterranean climate, which is ideal for growing grapes. Furthermore, there are differences in the taste of wine within Italy as well. This article shows that most of the grapes produced in Italy are for wine, and that it is the Italian climate that allowed us to grow a variety of crops.

Conclusion
Recent research on why does agriculture thrive in Italy has explored the crops that are produced in large numbers in northern and southern Italy and the most widely produced crop in Italy. What we found in this research was that northern and southern Italy have different climatic characteristics and therefore grow different crops. Italian agriculture has a relationship with traditional Italian cuisine because the crops grown are used in the traditional dishes of that region. The most common crop produced in Italy is grapes, and those grapes are mostly for wine. The reason for the high production of grapes is because the Mediterranean climate in Italy is ideal for growing grapes. Italy’s Mediterranean climate allows agriculture to flourish and farmland to grow. The most produced grapes are grapes, most of which were for wine. So you can see that Italy has a thriving primary industry and a thriving secondary industry. From these, we can see that the Mediterranean climate is the reason why agriculture is thriving and farmland is large in Italy.

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