Which regions of Greece have the largest areas of farmland?
In Greece, agricultural potential is generally limited by thin, poor soils in mountainous areas and inadequate precipitation. While less than one-third of the country is cultivable, large-scale farming is primarily concentrated in the plains of the following regions:12
In these areas, farmers produce crops such as corn, wheat, barley, sugar beets, peaches, tomatoes, tobacco, and cotton.2
Outside of these major plains, agriculture is typically restricted to coastal plains and river valleys where clay and loam soils are found, though these areas often require drainage. Notable smaller agricultural basins include the valley of the Kifisós River in Boeotia, the Asopós River valley, the Sperkhiós River valley in Fthiótida, the Akhelóös and Évinos river basin system, and the alluvial plain of Árta.134