Editing Economy of Italy (section)

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{{Main|Agriculture in Italy}}
[[File:Vineyards in Piemonte, Italy.jpg|thumb|right|[[Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato|Vineyards in Langhe and Montferrat, Piedmont]]. Italy is the [[List of wine-producing countries|world's largest wine producer]] (22% of the global market), as well as the country with the widest variety of indigenous [[Vitis|grapevine]] in the world.<ref name="wine"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.inumeridelvino.it/2018/11/la-produzione-di-vino-nel-mondo-2018-prima-stima-oiv.html|title=L'Italia è il maggiore produttore di vino|date=25 November 2018 |access-date=11 November 2021|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://giornalevinocibo.com/2017/06/03/italia-prima-assoluta-per-vitgni-autoctoni-ecco-i-dati-dei-vari-stati/|title=L'Italia è il paese con più vitigni autoctoni al mondo|date=3 June 2017|access-date=11 November 2021|language=it}}</ref>]]
[[File:Veduta della Basilica di San Francesco ad Assisi (2).JPG|thumb|Cultivated field in [[Umbria]]. The [[Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi]] is in the background.]]
According to the last national agricultural census, there were 1.6&nbsp;million farms in 2010 (−32.4% since 2000) covering {{convert|12700000|ha|0|abbr=on|disp=or}} (63% of which are located in [[Southern Italy]]).<ref name="agrocensus">{{cite web |url=http://dati-censimentoagricoltura.istat.it/ |title=Censimento Agricoltura 2010 |date=24 October 2010 |publisher=[[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|ISTAT]] |access-date=11 February 2015 |archive-date=13 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213021626/http://dati-censimentoagricoltura.istat.it/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The vast majority (99%) are family-operated and small, averaging only {{convert|8|ha|0|abbr=on}} in size.<ref name="agrocensus"/> Of the total surface area in agricultural use (forestry excluded), grain fields take up 31%, [[olive tree]] orchards 8.2%, [[vineyard]]s 5.4%, [[citrus]] orchards 3.8%, [[sugar beet]]s 1.7%, and horticulture 2.4%. The remainder is primarily dedicated to pastures (25.9%) and feed grains (11.6%).<ref name="agrocensus"/> The northern part of Italy produces primarily maize corn, rice, [[sugar beet]]s, [[soybean]]s, meat, fruits and [[dairy product]]s, while the South specializes in wheat, olive and [[citrus fruit]]s. Livestock includes 6 million head of cattle, 8.6&nbsp;million head of [[swine]], 6.8&nbsp;million head of sheep, and 0.9&nbsp;million head of goats.<ref name="agrocensus"/> The total annual production of the [[Fishing industry by country|fishing industry in Italy]] from capture and [[aquaculture]], including [[crustacean]]s and [[molluscs]], is around 480,000 tons.

Italy is the [[List of wine-producing countries|largest producer of wine]] in the world, and one of the leading producers of [[olive oil]], fruits (apples, olives, grapes, oranges, lemons, pears, apricots, hazelnuts, peaches, cherries, plums, strawberries, and kiwifruits), and vegetables (especially artichokes and tomatoes). The most famous [[Italian wine]]s are the [[Tuscany (wine)|Tuscan]] [[Chianti]] and the [[Piedmont (wine)|Piedmontese]] [[Barolo]]. Other famous wines are [[Barbaresco]], [[Barbera d'Asti]], [[Brunello di Montalcino]], [[Frascati DOC|Frascati]], [[Montepulciano d'Abruzzo]], [[Morellino di Scansano]], [[Amarone]] della Valpolicella DOCG and the [[sparkling wine]]s [[Franciacorta DOCG|Franciacorta]] and [[Prosecco]]. Quality goods in which Italy specialises, particularly the already mentioned wines and [[List of Italian DOP cheeses|regional cheeses]], are often protected under the quality assurance labels [[Denominazione di origine controllata|DOC/DOP]]. This [[Geographical indications and traditional specialities in the European Union|geographical indication certificate]], which is attributed by the European Union, is considered important to avoid confusion with low-quality mass-produced [[Ersatz good|ersatz products]].

In fact, [[Italian cuisine]] is one of the most popular and copied around the world.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13760559 |title=How pasta became the world's favourite food |publisher=bbc |date=15 June 2011 |access-date=28 September 2014 |archive-date=22 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922021824/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13760559 |url-status=live }}</ref> The lack or total unavailability of some of its most characteristic ingredients outside of Italy, also and above all to falsifications (or food fraud), leads to the complete denaturalization of Italian ingredients.<ref name="contraffazione">{{cite web|url=https://www.lacucinaitaliana.it/news/trend/contraffazione-alimentare/|title=I finti prodotti italiani? Anche in Italia!|date=4 February 2016|access-date=30 November 2021|language=it|archive-date=30 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130151830/https://www.lacucinaitaliana.it/news/trend/contraffazione-alimentare/|url-status=live}}</ref> This phenomenon, widespread in all continents, is better known as ''[[Italian Sounding]]'', consisting in the use of words as well as images, colour combinations (the [[Italian tricolour]]), geographical references, brands evocative of Italy to promote and market agri-food products which in reality have nothing to do with Italian cuisine.<ref name="agrifood">{{Cite web|url=https://www.agrifood.tech/sicurezza-alimentare/italian-sounding-food-che-cose-e-come-funziona/|title=In cosa consiste l'Italian Sounding|date=25 March 2020|access-date=30 November 2021|language=it|archive-date=18 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118225932/https://www.agrifood.tech/sicurezza-alimentare/italian-sounding-food-che-cose-e-come-funziona/|url-status=live}}</ref>