As a rising population continues to put upward pressure on demand for food, Abu Dhabi’s authorities are pursuing various initiatives to promote domestic production, both as a means of economic diversification and to further bolster food security, with various bodies responsible for the agricultural sector being established over the last 10 years. Although innovative solutions have increasingly...
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Chapter | Agriculture & Food Security from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2017
Interviews & Viewpoints | Jayantha Karunaratne, Chairman, Tea Exporters Association: Interview from The Report: Sri Lanka 2017
Articles & Analysis | Sri Lankan government seeks to drive modernisation in agricultural sector from The Report: Sri Lanka 2017
Policymakers in Sri Lanka are looking towards the development of a modern, sustainable agriculture sector to enhance economic growth, increase rural income and boost employment.
Articles & Analysis | Increasing agricultural production and exports in Sri Lanka are key goals for sector from The Report: Sri Lanka 2017
A long-time economic mainstay and the country’s primary employer, the agriculture sector makes up 9% of Sri Lanka’s GDP and is a significant source of foreign exchange. With the exception of rubber, all of the country’s major agricultural exports saw growth between 2010 and 2015. Export earnings increased during the same period, with...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Navin Dissanayake, Minister of Plantation Industries: Interview from The Report: Sri Lanka 2017
How can mechanisation enhance plantation productivity without disrupting the traditional labour-intensive markets?
While reduced oil prices are undoubtedly a concern for the emirate’s authorities, economic diversification efforts of recent years mean Abu Dhabi is well placed to weather a prolonged period of subdued prices. Vision 2030 meanwhile contains a raft of goals that will further reduce the emirate’s reliance on hydrocarbons, and continue to foster the emergence of a more sustainable and knowledge-based economy in the years ahead.