Policy measures taken by successive governments to introduce sustainable forestry management and to develop the downstream timber industry are widely expected to offer long-term environmental and economic benefits. However, in the short term they have delivered a blow to the forestry industry, which is still feeling the effects, particularly the...
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Articles & Analysis | Gabon logs its way to economic growth from The Report: Gabon 2015
Interviews & Viewpoints | Gagan Gupta, Country Head, Olam: Interview from The Report: Gabon 2015
How can public-private partnerships (PPPs) for agricultural development be strengthened?
Interviews & Viewpoints | Gert Vandersmissen, Group COO, SIAT: Interview from The Report: Gabon 2015
Chapter | Agriculture & Forestry from The Report: Gabon 2015
The government is aiming to boost agriculture’s contribution to GDP to 20% by 2025 through partnership with international institutions and private enterprises. It also intends to reduce food imports, which reached €523.8m in 2014. Efforts are under way to ensure that sector management is sustainable.
This chapter includes interviews with Gagan Gupta, Country Head, Olam; and Gert...
An upper-middle-income country situated on the Gulf of Guinea, Gabon is one of Africa’s leading oil producers. With a population of around 1.7m and a stable political system, it plays a leading role in the region through its membership in the CEMAC economic bloc.
Chapter | Agriculture from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2015
The agricultural sector accounts for a tiny portion of T&T’s overall economy. It contributed an estimated 0.5% of GDP in 2014, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation, while agricultural exports contributed just 0.01% of GDP. In labour terms, the sector accounted for 3.5% of total employment in 2013, or some 22,000 jobs, according to the central bank. While this is largely...