Agriculture economic development – World bank startling statistics

  • Farming provides jobs for 1.3 billion people globally which is about 19% of the world’s population.

 

  • In underdeveloped countries Agriculture employs more people than any other industry.

 

  • Women provides an average of 43 percent of the agricultural labour force in developing countries.

 

  • In most underdeveloped parts of the world reliance is based on agriculture for a big portion of GDP.

 

  • The global value of Agriculture adds up to $2.4 trillion.


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