Increased domestic consumption, exports and investment have led to consistent sector growth since 2004, averaging 4.2% per year in GDP terms from 2003-12. In 2012 the agriculture and livestock sector grew 5.1%, with agricultural activity comprising 60% of the sector’s total growth, though its contribution to GDP declined to 7.2% as the pace of growth in other sectors rose. In the first half of...
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Chapter | Agriculture from The Report: Peru 2014
El sector agrícola de Panamá se encuentra preparado para crecer gracias a los proyectos de modernización de la infraestructura y la ratificación de numerosos acuerdos comerciales en los últimos años.
Articles & Analysis | Realising its potential: In preparation for liberalisation, the sector looks to iron out problems from The Report: Colombia 2013
Historically, the agricultural sector has been one of the primary drivers of economic growth in Colombia. According to Proexport, a state-owned investment and exports promotion agency, in 2011 the sector accounted for 9% of GDP, 21% of export revenues and 19% of national employment. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the UN estimates...
Articles & Analysis | Peace in the countryside: Tracking armed conflict and steps to accelerate land reform from The Report: Colombia 2013
Land allocation ranks as Colombia’s most pressing challenge in agricultural development, as well as playing a vital role in efforts to secure national unity. Since the early days of Spanish colonisation, the highly-concentrated agricultural lands have been a cause of political instability, with land distribution in Colombia among the most unequal in...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Juan Camilo Restrepo, Former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development from The Report: Colombia 2013
What is the ministry’s attitude to foreign acquisition of land for agricultural investment?
Articles & Analysis | More diverse offerings: Multi-purpose usage adds to growth potential in palm oil cultivation from The Report: Colombia 2013
Albeit modest compared to the revenues brought in by coffee producers, palm oil is increasingly establishing its agricultural value. While moderately growing since the start of production in the early 1960s, the sector has experienced faster growth from the early 2000s onwards as a result of regulatory incentives and profitable export prices. Since...