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Economic value. Agriculture accounts for more than half of Sierra Leone's GDP, 58.5% in 2007. [1] It is the largest employer, with 80 percent of the population working in the sector [4] and two thirds of the population involved in subsistence agriculture. [2] In 2007 the sector grew by 14 percent, led by crops and by five percent in 2008. [1]
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (Malay: Kementerian Pertanian dan Keterjaminan Makanan), abbreviated MAFS, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for agriculture, agro-based industry, agritourism, livestock, veterinary services, fisheries, quarantine, inspection, agricultural research, agricultural development, agricultural marketing, pineapple industry ...
Agricultural marketing support. Most governments have at some stage made efforts to promote agricultural marketing improvements. In the United States the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is a division of USDA and has programs that provide testing, support standardization and grading and offer market news services. AMS oversees marketing ...
Related jobs. Farmer, farm worker, agricultural engineer. An agriculturist, agriculturalist, agrologist, or agronomist (abbreviated as agr.) is a professional in the science, practice, and management of agriculture and agribusiness. [1] It is a regulated profession in Canada, India, the Philippines, the United States, and the European Union.
Agricultural education is the systematic and organized teaching, instruction and training (theoretical as well as hands-on, real-world fieldwork-based) available to students, farmers or individuals interested in the science, business and technology of agriculture (animal and plant production) as well as the management of land, environment and ...
Organization[edit] CBP has a workforce of over 58,000 employees, including officers and agents, agriculture specialists, aircraft pilots, trade specialists, mission support staff, and canine enforcement officers and agents. More than 21,180 CBP Officers inspect and examine passengers and cargo at 328 ports of entry. [4]
The Foreign Agricultural Service ( FAS) is the foreign affairs agency with primary responsibility for the United States Department of Agriculture 's (USDA) overseas programs – market development, international trade agreements and negotiations, and the collection of statistics and market information. It also administers the USDA's export ...
Agronomy is the science and technology of producing and using plants by agriculture for food, fuel, fiber, chemicals, recreation, or land conservation. Agronomy has come to include research of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, and soil science. It is the application of a combination of sciences such as biology, chemistry, economics ...