09/11/2023
In Mediterranean Italy, the conditions are unfavorable for the development of agriculture, not so much because of the small amount of annual precipitation, but because of the uncertainty of the timing of precipitation and its torrential nature. In addition, most precipitation falls in winter, when the vegetation of many cultivated plants is interrupted. And they develop in the period of high temperatures, when the need for moisture also increases. Tree crops can intercept underground moisture with their long roots, but field crops suffer from summer drought.