Agriculture is one of the fundamental economic sectors, with an essential role in securing raw materials and basic food for sustaining human life and the operations of manufacturing industries. Apart from being at the base of the global food chain, the sector is of vital importance for economic and social development in a large number of developing countries. Against a background of rapidly growing world population, rising incomes in emerging markets and changing consumption patterns, agriculture’s main tasks are to increase productivity and to ensure steady food supply in a sustainable way that takes into account social, economic and environmental considerations.
Agriculture involves the cultivation of the soil and the harvesting of a variety of crops, fruits, nuts, vegetables and flowers. It also includes the growing and harvesting of forest products, the hunting of animals, livestock breeding, production of livestock products such as milk and eggs, fishing and aquaculture, and related support activities.
The ASEAN region, as covered by the scope of this report, comprises of the five countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Only in case of the performance of regional external trade, it reflects the performance of the ...
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Agriculture is one of the backbones of Indonesia's economy, contributing approximately 13% to the country's gross domestic product (GDP). The sector provided income for 40.8mn people in 2024, or the equivalent of 28% of the total workforce. ...
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Agriculture is one of the backbones of Indonesia's economy, contributing approximately 12% to the country's gross domestic product (GDP). The sector provided income for 39.5mn people, or the equivalent of 28% of the total workforce in 2023. ...
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The ASEAN region, as covered by the scope of this report, comprises the countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. The only exception is regional external trade which includes the performance of the ten ASEAN members ...
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Indonesia is an important global supplier of key crops such as rice, palm oil, rubber, banana and coffee. The country is also prominent in the production of rubber, coconut, sugarcane, mango, pineapple, oranges, tangerines, poultry meat and ...
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Agriculture is one of the backbones of Indonesia's economy, contributing approximately 13% to the country's gross domestic product (GDP). The sector provides income for 38.7mn people, or the equivalent of 29% of the total workforce in 2022. ...
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The Mexican agriculture sector, including crop, livestock and fisheries, plays a key role in the domestic economy. Agriculture GVA accounted for 3.8% of GDP in 2020, and the sector is among the largest employers in the country ...
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The agricultural sector is the largest employer in Indonesia and a main driver of growth for the economy. The sector provided employment of nearly 30% of the country’s workforce and generated almost 14% of its GDP in 2020. The ...
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