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A mix of reforms and investments aimed to revive Nigeria’s agriculture industry are set to stimulate growth up and down the production chain and create new jobs that could number in the millions. However, vital to this plan will be efforts to encourage banks to boost lending to crop farmers and large-scale processors, as well as for the government to deliver on its promises.

With oil prices at sustained high levels and the government pushing ahead with a large-scale investment programme to upgrade infrastructure, address social issues and further diversification, Saudi Arabia’s economy is thriving. 

While hydrocarbons continue to make up the lion’s share of the emirate’s GDP, oil revenues are supporting long-term efforts to diversify the economy. Oil and gas accounts for about 52% of real GDP, down on previous years, followed by construction, manufacturing and real estate. High-quality transport infrastructure, meanwhile, is boosting trade activity and free zones in Abu Dhabi.

Chapter | Agriculture from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2013

Like much of the Gulf region, Abu Dhabi is largely made up of desert, and as such, agriculture accounts for only a small proportion of the economic output of the emirate – less than 1% of GDP. Despite Abu Dhabi importing the majority of its food, the sector is set to witness important developments in areas such as aquaculture, organic food and water conservation. Date production continues to be a...
El acuerdo de asociación firmado recientemente entre Panamá, otros cinco países Centroamericanos y la UE podría ayudar a estimular el desarrollo de la creciente industria agrícola Panameña.
A pesar de que su papel en la economía nacional ha sido minimizado en los últimos 50 años, parcialmente debido al surgimiento de nuevas actividades económicas, el sector agricultura tiene un papel importante en la economía del país si es que Panamá quiere cumplir su meta de mantener un crecimiento económico anual de 6-9% y de crear 860.000 nuevos o mejores puestos de trabajo para 2020.

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