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Despite the political and social challenges that marked late 2013, Thailand’s economy has remained stable and is poised for further growth in the coming years. However, concerted action by the public and private sectors will be needed for the country to avoid the middle-income trap of stagnating productivity and to maintain its stance as a top Asian economy.

Chapter | Agriculture from The Report: Thailand 2014

The agriculture sector’s contribution to GDP has fallen from an average of 32.19% during the 1960s to 23.2% in 1980 and 9% in 2000. However, by 2007 the share had risen to 10.7%, and recent estimates have suggested that the sector now accounts for some 13% of GDP. With its products renowned throughout the world, particularly its rice, Thailand has also been an important international granary at...

Chapter | Agriculture from The Report: Indonesia 2014

In 2013 the agriculture sector accounted for 14.4% of total GDP. Food crops represented the largest segment, with more than half of the industry’s value. Tasked with providing sustenance for the country’s nearly 250m citizens while contributing a steady stream of export revenue, the Indonesian agriculture sector remains an indispensable industry with an influence that extends across a broad...

In the past half-decade Abu Dhabi’s government has had considerable success in upgrading the emirate’s farming segment. Until the mid-2000s most farms in were operated on a part-time, semi-commercial basis, and a majority of local farmers were either unaware of or lacked access to agricultural innovations, technologies and techniques that were...

Agricultural production in Abu Dhabi has increased considerably in recent years, driven primarily by a series of state-led initiatives and development programmes put in place beginning in the mid-2000s. According to preliminary figures from the Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD), in 2012 the emirate’s agriculture, forestry and fishing segments...

In what way has the government supported the agriculture and food processing industries?

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