To what extent can agricultural development reverse rural unemployment and reorient focus toward farmer-centred development?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Francis N Pangilinan, Secretary, Office of the Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernisation: Interview from The Report: The Philippines 2015
Articles & Analysis | Production volumes and exports of Philippine fruit and vegetables continue to rise from The Report: The Philippines 2015
Easily the most profitable segment of the Philippines’ agriculture industry, fruit and vegetable farms continue to drive agricultural exports as well as supply produce for the domestic market. In 2013 the segment led all agricultural export commodities with 4.42bn kg of fruit and vegetables shipped worth a combined total of $1.97bn, according...
Chapter | Agriculture from The Report: The Philippines 2015
Directly employing more than one-quarter of all workers in non-service industries, agriculture provided a livelihood for more than 11m Filipinos in 2013. The sector continues to play a pivotal role in the economy, even as the government looks to develop other industries to lead the way in the future. Recent public and private efforts to boost output and efficiency have led to promising...
Des prix du pétrole en repli, auxquels s’ajoute une volonté d’améliorer la sécurité alimentaire, ont incité l’Algérie à accélérer ses réformes agricoles dans les cinq prochaines années.
Articles & Analysis | Developing and maintaining efficient forms of irrigation from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2015
Agriculture accounted for 71% of water consumption in Abu Dhabi in 2012, including all groundwater and recycled wastewater consumption, according to figures from the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi. Due to its arid climate the UAE has the third-lowest per capita level of renewable fresh water resources in the world, according to World Bank data, and in Abu Dhabi farming...
Articles & Analysis | Working to increase production, enhance sustainability and improve food security from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2015
Although agriculture comprises only a small proportion of the emirate’s GDP, the authorities regard it as an important sector from a number of perspectives including its potential to aid economic diversification, which is a key element of the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030, as well as its role in helping to perpetuate key elements of local culture, environment and...