Editing Economy of Greece (section)

== Primary sector ==

=== Agriculture and fishery ===
{{Main|Agriculture in Greece}}
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Vineyard in Naoussa, Central Macedonia, Greece.jpg|A vineyard in [[Naousa, Imathia|Naoussa]], central Macedonia
Fava (3711746562).jpg|Sacks with [[Fava Santorinis]]
Olive 60 C 0801.JPG|Olive oil production
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In 2010, Greece was the European Union's largest producer of [[cotton]] (183,800 tons) and [[pistachios]] (8,000 tons)<ref name="eurostat agriculture 1">{{cite web|url=http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/submitViewTableAction.do |title=Crops products (excluding fruits and vegetables) (annual data) |publisher=[[Eurostat]] |access-date=19 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006122431/http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/submitViewTableAction.do |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> and ranked second in the production of rice (229,500 tons)<ref name="eurostat agriculture 1" /> and [[olive]]s (147,500 tons),<ref name="eurostat agriculture 2" /> third in the production of figs (11,000 tons) and<ref name="eurostat agriculture 2" /> almonds (44,000 tons),<ref name="eurostat agriculture 2">{{cite web |url=http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do |title=Fruits and vegetables (annual data) |publisher=[[Eurostat]] |access-date=19 October 2011}}</ref> tomatoes (1,400,000 tons)<ref name="eurostat agriculture 2" /> and watermelons (578,400 tons)<ref name="eurostat agriculture 2" /> and fourth in the production of [[tobacco]] (22,000 tons).<ref name="eurostat agriculture 1" /> Agriculture contributes 3.8% of the country's GDP<ref name="CIAFactBook" /> and employs 12.4% of the country's labor force.<ref name="CIAFactBook" />

Greece is a major beneficiary of the [[Common Agricultural Policy]] of the European Union. As a result of the country's entry to the European Community, much of its agricultural infrastructure has been upgraded and agricultural output increased. Between 2000 and 2007 [[organic farming]] in Greece increased by 885%, the highest change percentage in the EU.<ref name="Eurostat Sustainable" />

In 2007, Greece accounted for 19% of the EU's fishing haul in the [[Mediterranean Sea]],<ref name="eurostat fishery">{{cite web |url=http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-DW-09-001/EN/KS-DW-09-001-EN.PDF |title=Fishery statistics; Data 1995–2008 |publisher=[[Eurostat]] |access-date=20 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710190424/http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-DW-09-001/EN/KS-DW-09-001-EN.PDF |archive-date=10 July 2012}}</ref> ranked third with 85,493 tons,<ref name="eurostat fishery" /> and ranked first in the number of fishing vessels in the Mediterranean between European Union members.<ref name="eurostat fishery" /> Additionally, the country ranked 11th in the EU in total quantity of fish caught, with 87,461 tons.<ref name="eurostat fishery" />

In September 2023, the main agricultural production was severely affected by a deadly flood in the [[Thessaly]] region, with estimated losses of 3.7 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-09 |title=Flood damage to Thessaly cotton ‘great,’ says expert {{!}} eKathimerini.com |url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1221982/flood-damage-to-thessaly-cotton-great-says-expert/ |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=www.ekathimerini.com |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-16 |title=The cost of damage from the record floods in Greece's breadbasket is estimated to be in the billions |url=https://apnews.com/article/greece-breadbasket-floods-thessaly-cost-c2369f2450542a9aa0dc94556e28be5e |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-05 |title=Reconstruction after floods in central Greece to cost €3.5 bln, PM says {{!}} eKathimerini.com |url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1240621/reconstruction-after-floods-in-central-greece-to-cost-e3-5-bln-pm-says/ |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=www.ekathimerini.com |language=English}}</ref>