11月9日，在第八屆進博會農食產品展區，人們在一家意大利寵物食品品牌的展臺咨詢。意大利被稱為“中小企業王國”，中小企業數量占該國企業總數的九成以上。全國約56%的土地為農業用地，農業企業數量約160萬家，是世界傳統農業大國之一，農產品以品質和工藝聞名全球。在第八屆中國國際進口博覽會上，多家意大利知名農食企業集中亮相，帶來的產品包括黃油、奶酪、餅干、葡萄酒等食品和飲品，還有廣泛應用于食品、藥品、保健品的豬皮明膠、水解膠原蛋白原料和微生物、益生菌等技術產品，以及寵物食品原料和寵物食品產品，期待尋求銷售與合作的“雙贏”。[新華社記者 劉佳琪 攝]

People visit the booth of an Italian pet food firm at the Food and Agricultural Products exhibition area during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, on Nov. 9, 2025. Agriculture is an industrial pillar of Italy, a country which uses 56 percent of its land for agriculture. The country is home to about 1.6 million farm-based businesses, many of which make agri-food products prized worldwide for their quality and craftsmanship. Italian agri-food companies see the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) as a key gateway to the world's second-largest consumer market, where they seek greater space for sales and partnerships. (Xinhua/Liu Jiaqi)