Agriculture contributes to 11 percent of GDP in the Middle East

Published January 24th, 2002 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

The agricultural sector plays a key-role in the economies of the Arab World. The average contribution of agriculture to the GDP in Arab states stands at 11 percent, reported Al-Hayat . In addition, the agricultural sector employs 35 percent of the overall existing labor in Arab states, which stands at 92 million. — (menareport.com)

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