Amid the regional turbulence caused by the Arab Spring, Jordan has navigated a steady course. This is a key advantage that the kingdom offers to foreign investors, who continue to regard the country as a strong base for targeting growth markets in the region and who are stepping up their involvement in core domestic industries such as energy, health care and information technology.
Chapter | Agriculture & Water from The Report: Jordan 2012
Articles & Analysis | The perfect blend: With exports climbing, coffee is an increasingly lucrative cash crop from The Report: Peru 2012
During the past 15 years Peru has made its entrance onto the world stage as one of the leading producers of top-quality coffee. Exports have risen dramatically during this time and look likely to continue doing so thanks to the favourable growing environment high in the Andes Mountains. The National Coffee Board ( Junta Nacional del Café, JNC)...
Articles & Analysis | Stretching resources: Taking steps to boost the supply of water nationwide from The Report: Peru 2012
A shortage of arable land on the Pacific coast presents a major challenge to the continued growth of Peru’s agricultural industry. As a result, over the course of the past five years efforts to bring more fertile land into commission have seen an increase in arable land of 10% from 2.93m ha in 2005 to 3.23m ha in 2010, according to figures from the...
Articles & Analysis | Natural growth: Organic farmers are benefitting from rising demand for their produce from The Report: Peru 2012
Demand for a return to simpler, healthier and less chemically dependent food has led to the creation of a niche market in the agricultural sector: organic farming. Peru has become one of the world’s leading exporters of organic food, bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars in export revenue each year from more than 40,000 certified organic...