ARTICHOKE CULTIVATION
This crop covers over 100,000 hectares worldwide, for a total production of around 1,200,000 tons.
The largest producers of artichokes are Italy (52,000 hectares), Spain (28,000), France (15,000), Greece and Morocco (5,000 each). Italy produces around 600,000 tons of artichokes; the most important regions for this vegetable are Apulia, Sicily, Sardinia, Latium and Tuscany.
The most widespread crops in Italy are Tuscan Violet and Catania Violet for the "violet" type; Campagnano, Castellammare and Macau for "Roman type"; Palermo artichoke, Sardinian Thorny and Masedu for the "thorny" type.

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