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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The agribusiness sector plays an important role in the Philippines' economy, accounting for 9.1% of GDP in 2024 and 21.2% of employment in October 2024. The Philippines occupies leading positions in the global production of rice, pork, coconuts and ...
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The agribusiness sector plays an important role in the Philippines' economy, accounting for 9.4% of GDP in 2023 and 22.2% of employment in October 2023. The Philippines occupies leading positions in the global production of rice, pork, coconuts and ...
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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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The agribusiness sector plays an important role in the Philippines' economy, accounting for 9.5% of GDP in 2022 and 22.5% of employment in October 2022. The Philippines occupies leading positions in the global production of rice, pork, poultry meat, ...
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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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