Ancient greek agriculture 1. Ancient GreekAgricultureFarming in Ancient Greece 2. • Farming in ancient Greece was difficult due to thelimited amount of good soil and cropland. It isestimated that only twenty percent of the land wasusable for growing crops. The main crops werebarley, grapes, and olives. 3. • Farming was difficult in ancient Greece. Much ofthe country is mountainous, and only about one-fifth of the land can be easily cultivated. Moreover,the soil is generally of poor quality and theclimate—with its hot, dry summers—is less than idealfor growing crops.