A major employer and contributor to GDP and export earnings, Egypt’s agriculture sector thrives despite limitations imposed by geography. The country has been one of the breadbaskets of a range of great empires, and the fertile Nile Delta is one of the region’s most important agricultural areas. Agriculture, forestry and fishing generated 14.5% of GDP in 2013, making it the third-largest...
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Chapter | Agriculture from The Report: Egypt 2014
For millennia Egypt has been one of the most strategically important places on earth, and often one of its most culturally influential. Despite significant structural issues and the political instability of the past few years, it remains a country of great regional and global importance.
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Vijaya Rajendram, CEO, Neptune Bio-Innovations from The Report: Brunei Darussalam 2014
How likely is it that bio-industry can become a major contributor to the nation’s economic diversification?
Articles & Analysis | The government is committed to reducing reliance on food imports from The Report: Brunei Darussalam 2014
When a widespread shortage of basic foodstuffs occurred worldwide in early 2007 and 2008, global commodity prices for wheat, rice, corn and soybean roughly tripled within a matter of months. The results of these price spikes rippled around the world and led to social unrest, ranging from the hijacking of dozens of truckloads of UN humanitarian grain shipments in Africa...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Pehin Dato Yahya Bakar, Minister of Industry and Primary Resources from The Report: Brunei Darussalam 2014
How is the government focusing its efforts in the short term for greater industrial development?
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Feby Latip, Deputy CEO, Ghanim International Food Corporation from The Report: Brunei Darussalam 2014
In what ways can the halal industry contribute to the country’s economic diversification?