Editing Pavia (section)

== Economy ==
=== Agriculture ===
The 63.3% of the surface of the municipality of Pavia (about {{convert|4000|ha|acre|disp=x|,&nbsp;}}) is destined for agriculture and in particular for the cultivation of [[rice]] (about {{convert|2400|ha|acre|disp=x|,&nbsp;}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comune.pv.it/site/home/aree-tematiche/lavori-pubblici-e-urbanistica/servizio-urbanistica/pgt.html|title=Piano di Governo del Territorio|work=Comune di Pavia| access-date=4 August 2022}}</ref>), which spread, starting from the 14th century, mainly in marshy land until it became, especially from the 18th century, the main cultivation. The large quantities of water required for the rice has meant that over the centuries a very dense irrigation network has been designed and built which still today characterizes the landscape of the Pavia countryside. It should also be noted that the city is the capital of the Italian province with the largest rice production in the country: over {{convert|84000|ha|acre|disp=x|,&nbsp;}} of the provincial land are used for paddy fields. The [[Province of Pavia]] alone produces as much rice as the entirety of Spain.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ricetteracconti.com/2020/11/14/riso-italiano-dove-si-coltiva/|title=Riso italiano, dove si coltiva|work=Ricette e racconti di riso|date=14 November 2020 |access-date=4 August 2022}}</ref> The other crops present within the municipal area are that of corn and wheat ({{convert|1376|ha|acre|disp=x|,&nbsp;}}), [[populus|poplar]] groves ({{convert|636|ha|acre|disp=x|,&nbsp;}}), while very limited areas are used for meadows ({{convert|158|ha|acre|disp=x|,&nbsp;}}), orchards and vegetable gardens ({{convert|29|and|30|ha|acre|disp=x|,&nbsp;}}). Still within the territory of the municipality of Pavia, there are still around fifty farms destined for agricultural activity,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comune.pv.it/site/home/aree-tematiche/lavori-pubblici-e-urbanistica/servizio-urbanistica/pgt.html|title=Piano di Governo del Territorio|work=Comune di Pavia| access-date=4 August 2022}}</ref> 18 of which host cattle farms, where about 820 heads are raised.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asr-lombardia.it/asrlomb/it/100568aziende-con-allevamenti-e-relativi-capi-secondo-le-principali-specie-di-bestiame-bovini|title=Aziende con allevamenti e relativi capi secondo le principali specie di bestiame. Bovini, bufalini, equini, ovini e caprini|work=Annuario Statistico regionale Lombardia|access-date=4 August 2022|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326032514/https://www.asr-lombardia.it/asrlomb/it/100568aziende-con-allevamenti-e-relativi-capi-secondo-le-principali-specie-di-bestiame-bovini|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Industry ===
[[File:Fabbrica Einstein.jpg|thumb|The former Einstein-Garrone Electrotechnical Workshops, founded in 1894 by [[Einstein family|Hermann Einstein]], father of [[Albert Einstein]]]]
The city experienced a strong development of industry starting from the 1880s, so much so that it also hosted establishments of national importance, such as Necchi or the first large Italian factory of artificial silk and synthetic fabrics, the [[SNIA S.p.A.|Snia Viscosa]], built in 1905. In 1951 almost 27% of Pavia's workforce was employed in the industrial sector.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archivio.comune.pv.it/museicivici/pdf/annali28/43%20Brusa.pdf|title=L'industria pavese. Storia, economia e impatto ambientale|work=Annali di Storia Pavese|access-date=4 August 2022}}</ref> Starting from the 1970s, the city underwent a sudden deindustrialization which led to the closure of many companies, especially those in the chemical and mechanical sectors, while those related to the food sector, such as Riso Scotti, pharmaceutical companies<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.assolombarda.it/presidente/le-aziende-e-il-territorio/il-territorio-di-pavia|title=Il territorio di Pavia|work=Assolombarda|access-date=4 August 2022}}</ref> and related to [[packaging and labeling]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lombardiaspeciale.regione.lombardia.it/wps/portal/LS/Home/News/Dettaglio-News/2018/05-maggio/cresce-pavia-business-packaging|title= Cresce a Pavia il business del packaging|work=Regione Lombardia| access-date=4 August 2022}}</ref>