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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 agriculture sector has historically served as a pillar of the Indonesian economy. Providing occupation for about a third of the population and contributing to 13% of the country’s GDP, the sector is seen by the government as strategically ...
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The Philippines is primarily an agrarian country, with about 23% of its population engaged in farming. In 2018, the agriculture sector alone contributed 8% to national GDP – 9.3% if we include forestry and fishing – according to data from ...
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Agriculture is the primary source of livelihood for over 58% of households in rural areas. Together with forestry and fisheries, it is one of the largest contributors to India’s GDP. India is home to over 20 agri-climatic regions, which are ...
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China is the world's largest agricultural economy, consuming and supplying more than half of the world's pork, and supplying one-third of its horticultural products, rice, and cotton and close to 20% of he world's wheat, maize, and poultry. The ...
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Agriculture plays an important role in the economic and rural development of Indonesia. It generates over 13% of Indonesia’s GDP and is the country’s biggest employer, providing work to a third of the labour force. The sector satisfies ...
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Agriculture plays an important role in the economic and rural development of Malaysia. Commercial crops such as palm oil, rubber, and cocoa are processed into higher value-added products that are the country’s main agricultural ...
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The Philippines is an agrarian country, with half of its population engaged in farming. In 2017, the agriculture and forestry sector alone contributed 8.4% to national GDP – a share which rises to 9.6% if fisheries are included – ...
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China is the world's largest agricultural economy, consuming and supplying more than half of the world's pork, and supplying one-third of its horticultural products, rice, and cotton and approximately 20% of the world's wheat, maize, and poultry. The ...
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Thailand's agricultural sector accounted for 8.3% of national GDP and for 31% of total employment in 2016. Agriculture, forestry and hunting claimed 91% of sector output, while fishing contributed 9% in the same year. Thailand is among the world's ...
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The agricultural sector in Malaysia including forestry and fisheries contributed 8.5% to the country’s GDP in 2015. The farming population in 2015 was 1.75 million people, or 12.05% of the labour force. Industrial commodities like rubber, palm ...
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