As Papua New Guinea (PNG) seeks to diversify its economy to avoid over-reliance on gas and mineral resources, its nascent fishing and fish-processing industry is rising in potential.
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L’une des priorités de l’Algérie pour l’année 2012 sera d’accroître les investissements dans l’agriculture, à l’heure où le pays cherche à réduire sa dépendance à l’égard des importations, qui ont progressé de 6.8 milliards d’euros l’an dernier, d’après Algérie Presse Service.
Economic update | Philippines: Filling the rice bowl
14 Feb 2012
In the Philippines’ current plans for a major upgrade of the country’s agricultural sector, the most dramatic move is a determination to transform the country from being the world’s top rice importer to becoming a net rice exporter by 2014. This is undoubtedly a formidable task, as rice is the Philippines’ main food staple:
With a major project backed by the World Bank getting under way and a sizeable budget allocated by the government, Papua New Guinea’s state-run coffee industry has significant potential for expansion in 2012.
A plan for Brunei Darussalam to become 60% self-sufficient in rice production by 2015 may at first glance seem an overly optimistic goal, but with a little assistance from several of the Sultanate’s neighbours, the country could be on the way to greater food security for its staple crop.
South Africa is looking to step up investment in its agriculture sector, in a bid to not only address unemployment and rural poverty but also to improve food security.