10月31日，在意大利薩龍諾，生物科技企業薩科集團（Sacco System）的工作人員在實驗室檢測益生菌活性。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 李京 攝]

A staff member of biotechnology firm Sacco System inspects probiotics in a laboratory in Saronno, Italy, Oct. 31, 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/Li Jing)