agriculture sector
Food production field
The agriculture sector is the part of an economy devoted to farming, ranching, and related activities—growing crops, raising livestock, and producing raw food and fiber.
Economic discussions often divide activity into sectors: agriculture, manufacturing, services.
The agriculture sector accounts for twelve percent of GDP.
Policy debates frequently concern subsidies, trade barriers, and environmental regulations affecting the agriculture sector.
- wheatCereal crop for flour
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- cowFemale bovine
- barleyGrain for malt
cash crops · grain elevator · vertical farming · commodity prices · seed · agribusiness · cotton · harvest season · crop insurance · food security · tractors · organic fertilizers · goats · farm subsidies · timber · erosion control · field · land reform
agriculture sectormanufacturing sector
Production-focused economic segment
industrial sector · service industry · financial sector · technology sector · factory production
agriculture sectordigital economy
Internet-driven commercial activity
knowledge economy · tech industry · information economy · office work · gig economy