Lombardy is one of the first agricultural region in Europe, the agri-food sector has 34 PDO and PGI products, 5 DOCG wine, 21 CDO and 15 IGT, 269 traditional agri-food products. Regione Lombardia's Directorate General for Agriculture promotes activities for the agri-food sector, through initiatives to enhance the territory and the typical high-quality productions and to inform about the internal and external market in support of the competitiveness of Lombard businesses. Regione Lombardia promotes the agri-food excellences of of Bergamo and Brescia, the 2023 Italian Capitals of Culture.