• Agriculture

    OBG investigates the key pressures and developments affecting local agriculture, particularly where a country is dependent on plantations or forestry to maintain GNP. It also highlights the output trends and technological advances in areas such as irrigation techniques and land reclamation.
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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

Making up more than 15% of its exports – up from 12.7% in 2007 – the agricultural sector in Jordan is small but strong. Produce makes up the majority of exports, with livestock farming also playing a significant role locally and abroad. In particular, Jordan has the potential to increase its exports to the European market. Although few Jordanian companies are currently certified to export to the...
Malgré une croissance économique en demi-teinte et une incertitude politique persistantes, conséquences des troubles politiques de l'an dernier, qui ont conduit à la destitution de l'ex-président Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, la production agricole tunisienne et les investissements dans le secteur ont légèrement progressé ; une libéralisation plus poussée des échanges commerciaux reste néanmoins nécessaire pour renforcer l'efficacité de la production.

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)...

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...

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...

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