Global Overview of Agriculture

Introduction

Scope

Key findings

Business opportunities in agriculture

Global Outlook

F ood based agriculture experiences good growth at the global level

Cereal forms the largest agricultural food category

Growth in livestock boosts maize production

Protein based produce receives a boost from developing countries

Fish and seafood the most successful agricultural food category

Higher yield technology drives crops as competition for land intensifies

Sanitary paper experiences the highest % growth for forestry production

Newsprint production declines globally

Agriculture faces challenges

Agricultural solutions and SDGs closely linked

Key Trends

Insights into six trends shaping agriculture globally

A changing agriculture model

Helping subsistence farmers

Growing specialisation to increase yield and reduce cost

Smart agriculture initiatives and the emerging ‘green revolution’

Ethics drive up organic farming

Ethics, health and sustainability lead to a shift in protein source

Growing government influence in agriculture

Regional Snapshots

Asia Pacific: Overview

Asia Pacific: Food production

Latin America: Overview

Latin America: Food production

Eastern Europe: Overview

Eastern Europe: Food production

Middle East and Africa: Overview

Middle East and Africa: Food production

Australasia: Overview

Australasia: Food production

Western Europe: Overview

Western Europe: Food production

North America: Overview

North America: Food production

Rankings of Key Indicators

Snapshot of the leading countries by agricultural GVA

Leading countries by per capita key agricultural products

Key countries by irrigation and growth in mean temperature

Leading countries by producer prices

Leading countries by production of crops

Leading countries by forestry production

Leading countries by production of dairy, eggs and honey

Leading countries by production of textile raw materials

Leading countries by fertilisers

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