Substantial rainfall in the winter and spring, coupled with heavy snow in many regions, broke the drought that hit Turkey’s agriculture sector hard in 2013-14, with farmers looking forward to improved yields and higher earnings, and rebounding from a lean year that saw one of the region’s leading agriculture producers having to import grain and other foodstuffs. Agriculture provides jobs for...
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Chapter | Agriculture from The Report: Turkey 2015
Despite some recent turbulence, Turkey has strong fundamentals that underscore its potential for long-term economic growth. With a young population of 77.7m, a strategic location within four hours’ flying time of 1.5bn consumers and a diversified economy, the country has much to offer investors.
Economic update | Kenya aims to work the land harder
21 May 2015
A number of initiatives to improve irrigation and fertiliser supplies are under way in Kenya to boost productivity as the country looks to expand its primary agricultural output to ensure food security and support value-added industries.
Articles & Analysis | Agriculture sector central to Mongolia's economy and cultural heritage from The Report: Mongolia 2015
Over the past decade or so the agriculture sector – one of Mongolia’s oldest industries – has remained integral to the country’s long-term development strategy, even as mining, telecoms and some other relatively new sectors have grown rapidly.
Articles & Analysis | Ensuring long-term food security from Mongolia's agriculture sector a national priority from The Report: Mongolia 2015
Over the past five years Mongolia’s food security situation has improved dramatically. Current estimates put the country’s overall food self-sufficiency – a measure of the extent to which the nation can meet domestic demand for food – at 50-60%, which is up considerably on previous years. The steadily improving food security situation since the mid-2000s, in particular,...