Editing Greece (section)

=== Agriculture ===
{{Main|Agriculture in Greece}}
[[File:Zante currant drying in Tsilivi.jpg|thumb|Sun-drying of [[Zante currant]] on [[Zakynthos]]]]
Greece is the European Union's largest producer of [[cotton]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/farming/crop-productions-and-plant-based-products/cotton_en#:~:text=Although%20cotton%20represents%20less%20than,1%25%20of%20world%20cotton%20production | title=Cotton - European Commission | access-date=18 April 2024 | archive-date=2 April 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402085211/https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/farming/crop-productions-and-plant-based-products/cotton_en#:~:text=Although%20cotton%20represents%20less%20than,1%25%20of%20world%20cotton%20production | url-status=live }}</ref> and [[pistachios]] (7,200 tons in 2021),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nazari-pistachio.com/articles/top-pistachio-producers/#:~:text=Pistachio%20Production%20Worldwide%20Market%20Share&text=The%20remaining%205%25%20belongs%20to,of%20the%20global%20market%20share | title=3 Top pistachio producing countries | date=13 July 2022 | access-date=18 April 2024 | archive-date=18 April 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418121855/https://nazari-pistachio.com/articles/top-pistachio-producers/#:~:text=Pistachio%20Production%20Worldwide%20Market%20Share&text=The%20remaining%205%25%20belongs%20to,of%20the%20global%20market%20share | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=faocrops/> second in [[olive]]s (3m tons in 2021), third in [[fig]]s (8,400 tons in 2022) and [[watermelon]]s (440,000 tons in 2022) and fourth in [[almond]]s (40,000 tons in 2022).<ref name=faocrops>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL|title=FAOSTAT|website=www.fao.org|access-date=18 April 2024|archive-date=12 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112130804/https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL|url-status=live}}</ref> Agriculture contributes 3.8% of GDP and employs 12% of the labour force.

Greece is a major beneficiary of the EU's [[Common Agricultural Policy]]. As a result of entry to the European Community, much of its agricultural infrastructure has been upgraded and output increased.