THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR (SUBTOPIC: AGENCIES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR) Introduction The agricultural sector is an important and strategic sector in the Malaysian Economy. It was leading sector at the time of independence in 1957‚ contributing 33% of the gross domestic product (GDP)‚ 67% of employment and 62% of exports. Industrialization and diversification commencing from the late1950’s‚ however brought about a decline in the economic role the sector. However‚ the agricultural sector
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CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION RESEARCH UNIT Date : 2nd Quarter‚ 2009 From : Agriculture Desk Subject : Boosting Agricultural Productivity in Nigeria. Introduction: Agricultural sector was the mainstay of the Nigerian economy before independence‚ 75% of the Nigerian workforce was engaged in agriculture and immediately after it‚ until the oil boom of the 1970s. In the 1970s‚ agriculture provided the needed food for the population as well as serving as a major foreign exchange earner
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY. The impact of manufacturing sector on the economic growth and development of any country cannot be overemphasized. This is because of its capacity to generate employment opportunities for various growths in the economy. Foreign exchange earnings‚ improvement of the economic wellbeing of the entire population etc. however‚ the survival of the manufacturing sector depends largely on varieties of factor among which include the availability of
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liberalization. As a result India has achieved stable economic growth averaging 6% annually ‚ gradually enlarging its presence in the world economy. Now‚ India is one of the major recipients of FDI. According to UNCTAD (2008)‚ India has emerged as the second most attractive destination for FDI after China and ahead of the US‚ Russia and Brazil. The policy of reforms followed by Government of India in the post-1991 period has increased inflow of foreign capital in the industrial & economic
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INVESTMENT (FDI) IN INDIA SERVICE SECTOR (A STUDY OF POST LIBERALIZATION) Dr. Arjun Singh Sirari‚ Principal‚ Government UG College‚ Satpuli (Pauri)‚ Uttarakhand Mr. Narendra Singh Bohra‚ Assistant Professor‚ Faculty of Management‚ Graphic Era University‚ Dehradun ABSTRACT FDI is a tool for economic growth through its strengthening of domestic capital‚ productivity and employment. FDI also plays a vital role in the up gradation of technology‚ skills and managerial capabilities in various sectors of the
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION: 1.1 BACKGOUND TO THE STUDY Since the 1980s‚ the performances of the agricultural export have decreased dramatically. The agricultural sector‚ which was the major contributor in Nigerian foreign exchange earnings‚ experienced a declining trend after economic reforms programmes (SAP). One of the most important ingredients of reforms programmes which have generated a lot of inconclusive controversies is the movement to flexible exchange rate which first occurred
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Impacts of FDI in India Impact on Farming Communities The emergence of big supermarkets is inevitable once the FDI policy is put into place. What does this mean for the farming community? When supermarkets source from small farmers‚ they tend to buy from farmers who have the most non-land assets (like equipment and irrigation)‚ the greatest access to infrastructure (like roads and cold chain facilities)‚ and the upper size treacle of land (among small farmers). When farmers enter supermarket
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to retail sector EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The study aims at providing the overall view of the Foreign Direct Investment into India‚ its classifications‚ trends and importance of FDI in pre and post reform era. Wherein‚ the post economic reform shows an increase in the growth of FDI.It emphasises on the importance of FDI in retail sector.country - wise FDI inflows into the country are carefully observed in order to arrive at appropriate conclusions in order to understand the trend of FDI inflows into
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Impact of Foreign Direct Investment in India G Bharathi Kamath* The purpose of the paper is to estimate and analyze the impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and exports in India for the post-liberalization period (1991-2005). The relevant data is collected for a 15-year period from 1991-2005 from various published sources such as World Investment Report (WIR) and Secretariat for Industrial Assistance (SIA). The data is then analyzed using simple linear regression
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FDI and Economic Growth: Evidence from Nigeria By Adeolu B. Ayanwale Department of Agricultural Economics Obafemi Awolowo University Ole-Ife‚ Nigeria AERC Research Paper 165 African Economic Research Consortium‚ Nairobi April 2007 THIS RESEARCH STUDY was supported by a grant from the African Economic Research Consortium. The findings‚ opinions and recommendations are those of the author‚ however‚ and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Consortium‚ its individual members or the
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