▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Central ▁Italy ▁earth qu ake ▁which ▁occurred ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Mar che ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁rather ▁poor ▁region , ▁although ▁econom ically ▁stable ▁in ▁some ▁se ctors , ▁thanks ▁particularly ▁to ▁its ▁agricult ural ▁output ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁contribution ▁of ▁traditional ▁craft s . ▁ ▁Today ▁the ▁contribution ▁of ▁agricult ure ▁to ▁the ▁economy ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁is ▁less ▁significant ▁and ▁the ▁gross ▁value ▁generated ▁by ▁this ▁sector ▁remains ▁slightly ▁above ▁the ▁national ▁average . ▁Mar che ▁has ▁never ▁suffered ▁from ▁the ▁extrem es ▁of ▁fragment ed ▁land ▁ownership ▁or ▁' lat if ondo '. ▁Great ly ▁diff used ▁in ▁the ▁past , ▁the ▁share cro pping ▁never ▁produced ▁an ▁extreme ▁land ▁fragment ation . ▁The ▁main ▁products ▁are ▁c ere als , ▁veget ables , ▁animal ▁products ▁and ▁g rap es . ▁Tru ff le ▁hunting ▁is ▁popular ; ▁although ▁it ▁has ▁often ▁led ▁to ▁' tr uffle ▁wars ' ▁between ▁hun ters ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁im position ▁of ▁quot as . ▁ ▁Ol ives ▁are ▁also ▁produced ▁and ▁managed ▁by ▁various ▁har vest ers . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁marine ▁imp over ishment , ▁the ▁sea ▁has ▁always ▁furn ished ▁a ▁pl ent iful ▁supply ▁of ▁fish , ▁the ▁main ▁fish ing ▁cent res ▁being ▁An con a , ▁San ▁Bened etto ▁del ▁Tr onto , ▁F ano ▁and ▁C iv itan ova