As the world’s second-largest palm oil producer after Indonesia and a leading producer of natural rubber, Malaysia today also boasts increasingly sophisticated fruit and vegetable, rice, livestock and fisheries sectors. These building blocks are set to undergo some important changes in the years ahead, as the country seeks to implement the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP). Under 11MP there is a...
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Chapter | Agriculture & Plantations from The Report: Malaysia 2016
Malaysia is enjoying uninterrupted momentum in attracting investment and trade flows destined for South-east Asia. As a leading trading nation it has the necessary infrastructure and determination to compete and partner with its ASEAN neighbors to create a more sustainable growth model.
Economic update | Agroparques impulsan la innovación y el crecimiento de las exportaciones mexicanas
31 May 2016
A medida que los esfuerzos para desarrollar los agroparques cobran impulso, México se posiciona bien para optimizar las operaciones de su sector agrícola y aprovechar su potencial exportador.
Articles & Analysis | Tea remains a vital agricultural asset and contributor to Sri Lanka's economy from The Report: Sri Lanka 2016
As Sri Lanka’s largest export earner after textiles and its most significant agricultural commodity, tea remains a major economic growth contributor, despite struggling to maintain profits in a time of falling global commodities prices and rising international competition. Home to the internationally recognised and sought-after Ceylon tea, Sri...
Articles & Analysis | Sri Lanka's robust agricultural sector can withstand external challenges from The Report: Sri Lanka 2016
Spanning 65,000 sq km and with a moderate climate, fertile soil and an abundant supply of groundwater, Sri Lanka has long benefitted from favourable agricultural conditions. The sector remains an economic mainstay and primary national employer. As manufacturing and industrial activities have expanded, agriculture’s position as the primary...
Articles & Analysis | Investment is set to receive a boost from Sri Lanka's National Agricultural Policy from The Report: Sri Lanka 2016
Although the agriculture sector has been central to Sri Lankan livelihoods and cultural identity for centuries, it has suffered in recent years from overlapping and sometimes contradictory government policies prone to changing with new political administrations.