How can agriculture be harnessed to drive growth?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Joe Pires, Managing Director, Caribbean Chemicals and Agencies: Interview from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2018
Chapter | Agriculture from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2018
The economic recession in recent years has forced the government to closely examine its consumption of foreign goods, and to prioritise domestic production and self-sustainability. The push towards wider economic diversification has highlighted agriculture as a potential sector for transformation. While the state has shown a commitment to change, Trinidad and Tobago still has room for improvement...
Optimism is returning to Trinidad and Tobago after years of recession. With the IMF forecasting GDP expansion of 1% in 2018 and 0.9% in 2019, the government now has the opportunity to shift their focus from tackling short-term economic problems to implementing long-term reforms and policy initiatives.
Egypt is seeking to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as a way of boosting growth in agricultural exports following an increase in funding to the sector.
Articles & Analysis | Agri-business projects seek to diversify output in PNG from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2018
Although the agriculture sector has some significant hurdles to overcome, this has not stopped a host of agri-business projects from sprouting up across the country in recent years. With the gradual inward flow of foreign capital and the adoption of farming-optimisation techniques, agri-business has the potential to be the new growth engine of...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Ritche Rivera, Vice-Chairman, RD Corporation: Interview from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2018
What role do you see for fisheries in the government’s attempts to diversify the economy?