Food and Agriculture Sector

Sector Chiefs:

VACANT

Sector Overview

The Food and Agriculture industry is primarily privatized and constitutes approximately two million farms, close to a million restaurants, along with over 400,000 certified facilities for food manufacturing, processing, and storage. This sector contributes to almost 20% of the country's overall economic activity.

This sector is significantly interdependent with several others, particularly the following:

  • Water and Wastewater Management Systems - for hygienic irrigation and processed water;
  • Transportation Systems - for the distribution of livestock and products;
  • Energy Sector - to run the machinery necessary for agricultural production and food processing; and
  • Additional dependencies include Financial Services, Dams and the Chemical industry.