How can the performance of Algeria’s agricultural sector be improved in the coming years?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Abdelwahab Nouri, Minister of Agriculture from The Report: Algeria 2014
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Hocine Mansour Metidji, CEO, Group Metidji from The Report: Algeria 2014
Articles & Analysis | Efforts to structure the sector are boosting productivity from The Report: Algeria 2014
Agriculture is an anchor of Algeria’s non-hydrocarbons economy, contributing 8.9% of GDP and employing over 2.4m people in 2013. The government has made it a priority to boost domestic production to reduce its ever-rising import bill and end the country’s reliance on imports of dietary staples such as cereals and milk. Algeria has made great strides since the 2008 launch...
Chapter | Agriculture from The Report: Algeria 2014
Although agriculture’s contribution to GDP had dipped slightly from 10% in 2012, domestic output is on the rise. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development estimates that the value of agricultural production increased five-fold over the last 15 years, from €4.65bn in 2001 to €23.81bn in 2013. The government has made it a priority to boost domestic production to reduce its ever-rising...
In many ways, Algeria finds itself in an enviable economic position, particularly when compared with its regional neighbours. It holds the fourth-largest oil reserves and the second-largest natural gas reserves in Africa. Ample hydrocarbons revenue has allowed the government to channel capital into public expenditure programmes on infrastructure, health care, education, social housing and subsidies.
Articles & Analysis | Feeding economic growth by focusing on farms and farmers from The Report: Egypt 2014
A major employer and contributor to GDP and export earnings, Egypt’s agriculture sector thrives despite limitations imposed by geography. The country has been one of the breadbaskets of a range of great empires, and the fertile Nile Delta is one of the region’s most important agricultural areas. As demand rises from Egypt’s growing population, the country – the world’s single...